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[F2(1)There shall be a body corporate to be known as the [F1Independent Safeguarding Authority] (“[F1ISA]”).
(2)Schedule 1 makes provision relating to [F1ISA].
(3)Schedule 2 (transfers to [F1ISA]) has effect.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 1 substituted (12.11.2009) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 81(2)(3)(m)(i), 116(5)(a)
F2S. 1 ceases to have effect (1.12.2012) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 112 (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I1S. 1 in force at 2.1.2008 for E.W. by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 3
I2S. 1 in force at 31.3.2008 for N.I. by S.I. 2008/930, art. 2(a)
(1)[F3DBS] must F4... maintain—
(a)the children's barred list;
(b)the adults' barred list.
(2)Part 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purpose of determining whether an individual is included in the children's barred list.
(3)Part 2 of that Schedule applies for the purpose of determining whether an individual is included in the adults' barred list.
(4)Part 3 of that Schedule contains supplementary provision.
(5)In respect of an individual who is included in a barred list, [F3DBS] must keep other information of such description as is prescribed.
Textual Amendments
F3Word in s. 2 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(a) (with Pt. 4)
F4Words in s. 2 omitted (1.12.2012) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 4 (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I3S. 2 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(a)
I4S. 2 in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(a)
I5S. 2 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I6S. 2(2)(3) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(a)
I7S. 2(2)-(4) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(o)
I8S. 2(4) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(b)
I9S. 2(4) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(v)
I10S. 2(5) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(c)
(1)A reference to a person being barred from regulated activity must be construed in accordance with this section.
(2)A person is barred from regulated activity relating to children if he is—
(a)included in the children's barred list;
(b)included in a list maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the children's barred list.
(3)A person is barred from regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults if he is—
(a)included in the adults' barred list;
(b)included in a list maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the adults' barred list.
Commencement Information
I11S. 3 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I12S. 3(1)(2)(a) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 2(a)
I13S. 3(2)(b)(3)(b) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(a)
(1)An individual who is included in a barred list may appeal to the [F5Upper] Tribunal against—
F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)a decision under paragraph [F72,] 3, 5, [F88,] 9 or 11 of [F9Schedule 3] to include him in the list;
(c)a decision under paragraph 17 [F10, 18 or 18A] of that Schedule not to remove him from the list.
(2)An appeal under subsection (1) may be made only on the grounds that [F11DBS] has made a mistake—
(a)on any point of law;
(b)in any finding of fact which it has made and on which the decision mentioned in that subsection was based.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the decision whether or not it is appropriate for an individual to be included in a barred list is not a question of law or fact.
(4)An appeal under subsection (1) may be made only with the permission of the [F5Upper] Tribunal.
(5)Unless the [F5Upper] Tribunal finds that [F11DBS] has made a mistake of law or fact, it must confirm the decision of [F11DBS] .
(6)If the [F5Upper] Tribunal finds that [F11DBS] has made such a mistake it must—
(a)direct [F11DBS] to remove the person from the list, or
(b)remit the matter to [F11DBS] for a new decision.
(7)If the [F5Upper] Tribunal remits a matter to [F11DBS] under subsection (6)(b)—
(a)the [F5Upper] Tribunal may set out any findings of fact which it has made (on which [F11DBS] must base its new decision); and
(b)the person must be removed from the list until [F11DBS] makes its new decision, unless the [F5Upper] Tribunal directs otherwise.
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F12(11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F5Word in s. 4 inserted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 222(a)
F6S. 4(1)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 44(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F7Word in s. 4(1)(b) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 44(b)(i) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F8Word in s. 4(1)(b) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 44(b)(ii) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F9Words in s. 4(1)(b) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 44(b)(iii) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F10Words in s. 4(1)(c) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 44(c) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F11Word in s. 4 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(a) (with Pt. 4)
F12S. 4(8)-(11) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 222(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 4 applied (7.4.2008) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/473), arts. 1(1), 4(6)
C2S. 4 applied (7.4.2008) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/473), arts. 1(1), 2(6)
C3S. 4 transfer of functions (3.11.2008) by First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2684), arts. 1, 7(a)(vi)
Commencement Information
I14S. 4(1)-(7)(9)-(11) in force at 19.5.2008 by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 2(b)
I15S. 4(8) in force at 31.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(d)
(1)A reference to regulated activity relating to children must be construed in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 4.
(2)A reference to regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults must be construed in accordance with Part 2 of that Schedule.
(3)The Secretary of State may by order amend that Schedule, or any of the modifications of that Schedule in the provisions mentioned in subsection (4), so as to vary the meaning of—
(a)regulated activity relating to children;
(b)regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults.
(4)The provisions are—
Textual Amendments
F13Words in s. 5(4) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 45(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F14Words in s. 5(4) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 45(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I16S. 5 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(b)
I17S. 5(1)(2) in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(b)
I18S. 5(1)(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(w)
I19S. 5(3)(4) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(b)
(1)A reference to a regulated activity provider must be construed in accordance with this section.
(2)A person (P) is a regulated activity provider if—
(a)he is responsible for the management or control of regulated activity,
(b)if the regulated activity is carried out for the purposes of an organisation, his exercise of that responsibility is not subject to supervision or direction by any other person for those purposes, and
(c)he makes, or authorises the making of, arrangements (whether in connection with a contract of service or for services or otherwise) for another person to engage in that activity.
(3)A person (P) is also a regulated activity provider if section 53(4) (fostering) so provides.
(4)A person (P) is also a regulated activity provider if he carries on a scheme—
(a)under which an individual agrees with P to provide care or support (which may include accommodation) to an adult who is in need of it, and
(b)in respect of which a requirement to register arises—
(i)in relation to England, under section 10 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, or
(ii)in relation to Wales, under [F15Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2).]
(5)P is not a regulated activity provider if he is an individual and the arrangements he makes are private arrangements.
(6)Arrangements are private arrangements if the regulated activity is for, or for the benefit of, P himself.
(7)Arrangements are private arrangements if the regulated activity is for, or for the benefit of, a child or vulnerable adult who is—
(a)a member of P's family;
(b)a friend of P.
(8)A person does not make arrangements for another to engage in a regulated activity merely because he (alone or together with others) appoints that person—
(a)to a position mentioned in [F16paragraph 1(9) or 7(9)] of Schedule 4,
(b)as a deputy under section 16(2)(b) of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9);
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(d)to any position mentioned in [F18paragraph 7(3E)(a) or (b) of Schedule 4] or to exercise any function [F19exercisable by virtue of that position].
[F20(8CA)A person (S) who is authorised as mentioned in subsection (5)(a) of section 50 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 does not make arrangements for another to engage in a regulated activity by virtue of anything that S does under subsection (5)(b) or (6)(b) of that section.]
[F21(8C)The Secretary of State does not make arrangements for another to engage in a regulated activity by virtue of anything the Secretary of State does under section 12A or 12D, or regulations under section 12B, of the National Health Service Act 2006 (direct payments for health services).
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[F23(8E)The National Health Service Commissioning Board or a clinical commissioning group does not make arrangements for another to engage in a regulated activity by virtue of anything the Board or the clinical commissioning group does under section 12A or 12D, or regulations under section 12A or 12B, of the National Health Service Act 2006 (direct payments for health services).]
(9)For the purposes of subsection (7) it is immaterial whether P is also acting in any capacity other than as a family member or friend.
(10)If a regulated activity provider is an unincorporated association any requirement of or liability (including criminal liability) under this Act must be taken to be a requirement on or liability of—
(a)the person responsible for the management and control of the association, or
(b)if there is more than one such person, all of them jointly and severally.
(11)“Family” and “friend” must be construed in accordance with section 58.
(12)The Secretary of State may by order provide that in specified circumstances a person who makes, or authorises the making of, arrangements (of any description) for another to engage in regulated activity either is or is not a regulated activity provider.
Textual Amendments
F15Words in s. 6(4)(b)(ii) substituted (29.4.2019) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/772), regs. 1(2), 27
F16Words in s. 6(8)(a) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 46(a) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F17S. 6(8)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 46(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F18Words in s. 6(8)(d) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 46(c)(i) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F19Words in s. 6(8)(d) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 46(c)(ii) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F20S. 6(8CA) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 253(b)
F21S. 6(8C)(8D) inserted (19.1.2010) by Health Act 2009 (c. 21), s. 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 13; S.I. 2010/30, art. 2(b)
F22S. 6(8D) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 144(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F23S. 6(8E) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 144(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
Commencement Information
I20S. 6 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(c)
I21S. 6 in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(e)(2)
I22S. 6 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I23S. 6(12) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(c)
(1)An individual commits an offence if he—
(a)seeks to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred;
(b)offers to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred;
(c)engages in regulated activity from which he is barred.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both;
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
(3)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that he was barred from that activity.
(4)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove—
(a)that he reasonably thought that it was necessary for him to engage in the activity for the purpose of preventing harm to a child or vulnerable adult (as the case may be),
(b)that he reasonably thought that there was no other person who could engage in the activity for that purpose, and
(c)that he engaged in the activity for no longer than was necessary for that purpose.
(5)For the purposes of this section, Schedule 4 is modified as follows—
(a)in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded;
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(6)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 282(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), the reference in subsection (2)(b) to 12 months must be taken to be a reference to six months.
Textual Amendments
F24S. 7(5)(b)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 47, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I24S. 7 in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F25S. 8 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 48, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
(1)A person commits an offence if—
(a)he permits an individual (B) to engage in regulated activity from which B is barred,
(b)he knows or has reason to believe that B is barred from that activity, and
(c)B engages in the activity.
(2)A personnel supplier commits an offence if—
(a)he supplies an individual (B) to another (P),
(b)he knows or has reason to believe that P will make arrangements for B to engage in regulated activity from which B is barred, and
(c)he knows or has reason to believe that B is barred from that activity.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both;
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
(4)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove—
(a)that he reasonably thought that it was necessary for the barred person to engage in the activity for the purpose of preventing harm to a child or vulnerable adult (as the case may be),
(b)that he reasonably thought that there was no other person who could engage in the activity for that purpose, and
(c)that the barred person engaged in the activity for no longer than was necessary for that purpose.
(5)For the purposes of this section, Schedule 4 is modified as follows—
(a)in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded;
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(6)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 282(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), the reference in subsection (3)(b) to 12 months must be taken to be a reference to six months.
Textual Amendments
F26S. 9(5)(b)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 49, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I25S. 9 in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F27S. 10 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 50, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
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Textual Amendments
F28S. 11 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 51, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
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Textual Amendments
F29S. 12 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 52, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
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Textual Amendments
F30S. 13 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 53, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
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Textual Amendments
F31S. 14 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 54, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F32S. 15 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 55, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F33S. 16 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 56, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
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Textual Amendments
F34S. 17 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 57, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
(1)If an offence under section 9 F35... or 38 F36... is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to neglect on the part of—
(a)a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body, or
(b)a person purporting to act in such a capacity,
he (as well as the body) commits the offence.
(2)If an offence under section 9 F37... or 38 F38... is committed by a partnership (whether or not a limited partnership) and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to neglect on the part of—
(a)a partner, or
(b)a person purporting to act as a partner,
he (as well as the partnership) commits the offence.
(3)In subsection (1), “director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body.
Textual Amendments
F35Words in s. 18(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 58(2)(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F36Words in s. 18(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 58(2)(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F37Words in s. 18(2) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 58(3)(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F38Words in s. 18(2) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 58(3)(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I26S. 18 in force at 12.10.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
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(2)A person commits an offence if, in the course of acting or appearing to act on behalf of a personnel supplier—
(a)he supplies an individual (B) to another (P),
(b)he knows or has reason to believe that P will make arrangements for B to engage in regulated activity from which B is barred, and
(c)he knows or has reason to believe that B is barred from the activity.
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F40(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both;
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
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(8)For the purpose of [F42subsection (2)(b)], Schedule 4 is modified as follows—
(a)in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded;
F43(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F43(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(10)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 282(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), the reference in subsection (5)(b) to 12 months must be taken to be a reference to six months.
Textual Amendments
F39S. 19(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 59(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F40S. 19(3)(4) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 59(3), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F41S. 19(6)(7) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 59(4), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F42Words in s. 19(8) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 59(5)(a) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F43S. 19(8)(b)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 59(5)(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F44S. 19(9) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 59(6), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I27S. 19(2)(5)(10) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I28S. 19(8) in force at 12.10.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)A person does not commit an offence under section 19 if B has not attained the age of 16.
F45(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F45(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F45(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F45(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F45(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F45(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F45S. 20(2)-(7) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 60, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I29S. 20(1) in force at 12.10.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
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Textual Amendments
F46Ss. 21-23 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 68, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(e)(bb)
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Textual Amendments
F46Ss. 21-23 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 68, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(e)(bb)
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Textual Amendments
F46Ss. 21-23 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 68, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(e)(bb)
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Textual Amendments
F47Ss. 24-27 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 69, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(f)(bb)
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Textual Amendments
F47Ss. 24-27 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 69, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(f)(bb)
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Textual Amendments
F47Ss. 24-27 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 69, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(f)(bb)
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Textual Amendments
F47Ss. 24-27 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 69, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(f)(bb)
Prospective
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Textual Amendments
F47Ss. 24-27 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 69, 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(f)(bb)
After section 119A of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (further sources of information: Scotland) insert—
(1)There is to be an independent monitor for the purposes of this Part.
(2)The independent monitor is a person appointed by the Secretary of State—
(a)for such period, not exceeding three years, as the Secretary of State decides;
(b)on such terms as the Secretary of State decides.
(3)A person may be appointed for a further period or periods.
(4)The Secretary of State may terminate the appointment of the independent monitor before the end of the period mentioned in subsection (2)(a) by giving the monitor notice of the termination not less than three months before it is to take effect.
(5)The independent monitor must review—
(a)all cases in which information is disclosed to a registered person in pursuance of section 113B(6)(b);
(b)a sample of cases in which a certificate issued under section 113B has included information in pursuance of subsection (4)(b) of that section;
(c)a sample of cases in which the chief officer of a police force has decided that information must not be included in a certificate or report in pursuance of section 113B(4)(b) or disclosed in pursuance of section 113B(5)(c) and (6)(b);
(d)all cases in which information is withheld from an individual because it is information to which section 24(9) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 applies;
(e)a sample of cases in which relevant information (within the meaning of section 24(8)(b) of that Act) is provided to an individual in pursuance of section 24(4)(a) of that Act.
(6)The purpose of a review under subsection (5) is to ensure compliance with Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
(7)The independent monitor must in relation to each year make a report to the Secretary of State about the performance of police forces in exercising their functions under this Part.
(8)The independent monitor may make recommendations to the Secretary of State as to—
(a)any guidance issued by the Secretary of State or which the monitor thinks it would be appropriate for the Secretary of State to issue;
(b)any changes to any enactment which the monitor thinks may be appropriate.
(9)The chief officer of a police force must provide to the independent monitor such information as the monitor reasonably requires in connection with the exercise of his functions under this section.”
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4S. 28 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (10.12.2009) by Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Guernsey) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3215), art. 4, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6-8)
C5S. 28 extended (Jersey) (with modifications) (18.3.2010) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/765), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6-8)
C6S. 28 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (18.3.2010) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Isle of Man) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/764), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6-8)
Commencement Information
I30S. 28 in force at 20.1.2009 by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(c)
(1)Section 122 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (code of practice) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1) after “information provided to” insert “ , or the discharge of any function by, ”.
(3)In subsection (3) for the words from “The Secretary of State” to “application” substitute “ Subsection (3A) applies if the Secretary of State thinks that the registered person who countersigned an application for a certificate under section 113A or 113B ”.
(4)After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)The Secretary of State may—
(a)refuse to issue the certificate;
(b)suspend the registration of the person;
(c)cancel the registration of the person.
(3B)Section 120AB applies if the Secretary of State proposes to suspend or cancel a person's registration under subsection (3A) above as it applies if he proposes to suspend or cancel a person's registration by virtue of section 120AA.”
Commencement Information
I31S. 29 in force at 20.1.2009 by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(d)
(1)The Secretary of State must provide a person (A) with the information mentioned in subsection (4) in relation to another (B) if—
(a)A makes an application for the information,
(b)the application contains the appropriate declaration, and
(c)the Secretary of State has no reason to believe that the declaration is false.
(2)The appropriate declaration is a declaration by A—
(a)that he falls within column 1 of a specified entry, and
(b)that B has consented to the provision of the information to A.
[F48(2A)The Secretary of State may refuse to provide A with the information if B has failed to pay a fee required by section 24A.]
(3)In this section references to a specified entry are to an entry in the table in Schedule 7 specified by A in his declaration.
(4)The information is—
(a)if column 2 of the specified entry refers to children, relevant information relating to children, and
(b)if column 2 of the specified entry refers to vulnerable adults, relevant information relating to vulnerable adults.
(5)Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) does not apply if the specified entry is 17.
(6)If B consents to the provision of information to A in relation to an application under this section, the consent also has effect in relation to any subsequent such application by A.
(7)The Secretary of State may prescribe the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section (including the form and manner of a declaration contained in such an application).
(8)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring a local authority which makes or proposes to make payments to or on behalf of a person in accordance with regulations under section 17A of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) or section 57 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) [F49, F50... in accordance with section 31 or 32 of the Care Act 2014,] [F51or in accordance with regulations made under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014] to inform the person of his right to obtain relevant information under this section.
Textual Amendments
F48S. 30(2A) inserted (29.1.2010 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 84(3), 116(1); S.I. 2010/125, art. 3
F49Words in s. 30(8) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/914), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 86 (with arts. 1(3), 3)
F50Word in s. 30(8) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 254(i)
F51Words in s. 30(8) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 254(ii)
Commencement Information
I32S. 30(7)(8) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(f)
(1)This section has effect for the purposes of section 30.
(2)Relevant information relating to children is—
(a)whether B is subject to monitoring in relation to regulated activity relating to children, and
(b)if so, whether he is undergoing assessment.
(3)Relevant information relating to vulnerable adults is—
(a)whether B is subject to monitoring in relation to regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults, and
(b)if so, whether he is undergoing assessment.
(4)B is undergoing assessment if—
(a)the Secretary of State is required to notify B as mentioned in section 24(4) in connection with B's monitoring application but has not yet done so;
(b)B has made a simultaneous application under section 113B of the Police Act 1997 but the Secretary of State has not yet issued an enhanced criminal record certificate under that section;
(c)in relation to subsection (2)(b), IBB is considering whether to include B in the children's barred list in pursuance of paragraph 3 or 5 of Schedule 3;
(d)in relation to subsection (3)(b), IBB is considering whether to include B in the adults' barred list in pursuance of paragraph 9 or 11 of that Schedule.
(5)In subsection (4)(b) “simultaneous application” means an application made simultaneously with B's monitoring application under section 24.
(6)The Secretary of State may by order amend the preceding provisions of this section for the purpose of altering the meaning of relevant information relating to children or vulnerable adults (as the case may be).
Commencement Information
I33S. 31(6) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(e)
(1)The Secretary of State must establish and maintain a register for the purposes of this section.
(2)The Secretary of State must register a person (A) in relation to another (B) if—
(a)A makes an application to be registered in relation to B,
(b)the application contains the appropriate declaration,
(c)the Secretary of State has no reason to believe that the declaration is false, and
(d)B is subject to monitoring in relation to the regulated activity to which the application relates.
(3)The appropriate declaration is a declaration by A—
(a)that he falls within column 1 of a specified entry, and
(b)that B has consented to the application.
(4)In this section references to a specified entry are to an entry in the table in Schedule 7 specified by A in his declaration.
(5)A's application and registration relate—
(a)if column 2 of the specified entry refers to children, to regulated activity relating to children;
(b)if column 2 of the specified entry refers to vulnerable adults, to regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults.
(6)The Secretary of State must notify A if B ceases to be subject to monitoring in relation to the regulated activity to which A's registration relates.
(7)The requirement under subsection (6) is satisfied if notification is sent to any address recorded against A's name in the register.
(8)Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) does not apply if the specified entry is 17.
(9)If B consents to the provision of information to A under section 30 the consent also has effect as consent to any application by A to be registered in relation to B under this section.
(10)The Secretary of State may prescribe the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section (including the form and manner of a declaration contained in such an application).
Commencement Information
I34S. 32(10) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(g)
(1)In this section references to registration are to registration in the register maintained for the purposes of section 32.
(2)Once a person is notified as mentioned in subsection (6) of that section, his registration ceases.
(3)[F52DBS] may cancel a person's registration in such circumstances as are prescribed.
(4)[F53DBS] must cancel a person's registration—
(a)if the person applies for it to be cancelled;
(b)in prescribed circumstances, if the person in relation to whom he is registered applies for it to be cancelled.
(5)When a person's registration is cancelled under subsection (3) or (4)(b), [F54DBS] must notify him of that fact.
(6)The requirement under subsection (5) is satisfied if notification is sent to any address recorded against A's name in the register.
Textual Amendments
F52Word in s. 33(3) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(c) (with Pt. 4)
F53Word in s. 33(4) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(c) (with Pt. 4)
F54Word in s. 33(5) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(c) (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I35S. 33(3)(4)(b) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(h)
Prospective
(1)An individual commits an offence if, in an application made for the purposes of section 30 or 32—
(a)he makes a false declaration, and
(b)he either knows that it is false or is reckless as to whether it is false.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(1)Subsection (2) applies to—
(a)a regulated activity provider who holds any prescribed information in relation to a person (P) engaged in regulated activity provided by him;
F55(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)A person to whom this subsection applies must provide [F56DBS] with the information if—
(a)he withdraws permission for P to engage in the activity for a reason mentioned in subsection (3), or
(b)he does not withdraw permission for such a reason but would or might have done so if P had not otherwise ceased to engage in the activity.
(3)The reasons are that the person to whom subsection (2) applies thinks—
(a)that paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 applies to P,
(b)that P has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3), or
(c)that the harm test is satisfied.
(4)The harm test is that P may—
(a)harm a child or vulnerable adult,
(b)cause a child or vulnerable adult to be harmed,
(c)put a child or vulnerable adult at risk of harm,
(d)attempt to harm a child or vulnerable adult, or
(e)incite another to harm a child or vulnerable adult.
(5)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), conduct is inappropriate if it appears to the person to whom subsection (2) applies to be inappropriate having regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(6) or 10(6) of Schedule 3.
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(7)This section does not apply if the conditions specified in subsection (2) are fulfilled before the section is commenced.
Textual Amendments
F55S. 35(1)(b) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 61(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
F57S. 35(6) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 61(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I36S. 35(1) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(i)
I37S. 35(1) in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I38S. 35(2)-(7) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)A personnel supplier must provide [F56DBS] with any prescribed information it holds in relation to a person (P) who has been supplied by it to another person if the supplier knows that P has ceased to be engaged in regulated activity F58... in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b) of section 35.
(2)A personnel supplier which is an employment agency or employment business must provide [F56DBS] with any prescribed information it holds in relation to a person (P) for whom it acts if—
(a)the agency or business determines to cease to act for P for a reason mentioned in subsection (4), or
(b)it does not determine to cease to act for P for such a reason but would or might have done so if its arrangement with, or employment of, him had not otherwise come to an end.
(3)A personnel supplier which is an educational institution must provide [F56DBS] with any prescribed information it holds in relation to a student (P) following a course at the institution if—
(a)the institution determines to cease to supply P to another person for him to engage in regulated F59... activity for a reason mentioned in subsection (4),
(b)the institution determines that P should cease to follow a course at the institution for a reason mentioned in subsection (4), or
(c)it does not determine as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) for such a reason but would or might have done so if P had not otherwise ceased to engage in the activity or ceased to follow the course.
(4)The reasons are that the personnel supplier thinks—
(a)that paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 applies to P,
(b)that P has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3), or
(c)that the harm test is satisfied.
(5)The harm test is that P may—
(a)harm a child or vulnerable adult,
(b)cause a child or vulnerable adult to be harmed,
(c)put a child or vulnerable adult at risk of harm,
(d)attempt to harm a child or vulnerable adult, or
(e)incite another to harm a child or vulnerable adult.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (4)(b), conduct is inappropriate if it appears to the personnel supplier to be inappropriate having regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(6) or 10(6) of Schedule 3.
(7)An employment agency acts for a person if it makes arrangements with him with a view to—
(a)finding him employment with an employer, or
(b)supplying him to employers for employment by them.
(8)An employment business acts for a person if it employs him to act for and under the control of other persons in any capacity.
(9)In this section “employment” has the same meaning as in the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35).
(10)This section does not apply if the conditions specified in subsection (1), (2) or (3) are fulfilled before the section is commenced.
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
F58Words in s. 36(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 62(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F59Words in s. 36(3)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 62(3), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I39S. 36(1)(2)(3) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(j)
I40S. 36(1)-(3) in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I41S. 36(4)-(10) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)This section applies if [F56DBS] is considering—
(a)whether to include any person in a barred list;
(b)whether to remove any person from a barred list.
(2)[F56DBS] may require—
(a)any regulated activity provider who has made arrangements for that person to engage in regulated activity (whether or not the arrangements are still in place),
F60(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)any personnel supplier which is an employment agency or employment business and which acts for or has acted for that person, or
(d)any personnel supplier which is an educational institution and which has supplied that person to another person for him to engage in regulated F61... activity,
to provide [F56DBS] with any prescribed information he or it holds relating to the person.
(3)An employment agency acts for a person if it makes arrangements with him with a view to—
(a)finding him relevant employment with an employer, or
(b)supplying him to employers for relevant employment by them.
(4)Relevant employment is employment which consists in or involves engaging in regulated F62... activity.
(5)An employment business acts for a person if it employs him to engage in regulated F63... activity for and under the control of other persons.
(6)In this section “employment” has the same meaning as in the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35).
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
F60S. 37(2)(b) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 63(2)(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F61Words in s. 37(2)(d) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 63(2)(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F62Words in s. 37(4) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 63(3), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F63Words in s. 37(5) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 63(4), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I42S. 37 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(d)
I43S. 37 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(e)
I44S. 37(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(k)
(1)A person commits an offence if—
(a)he is required under section 35 or 36 or in pursuance of section 37 to provide information to [F56DBS] , and
(b)he fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide the information.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I45S. 38 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(e)
I46S. 38 in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(e)(2)
I47S. 38 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)A local authority [F65may] provide [F56DBS] with any F66... information they hold relating to a person if the first and second conditions are satisfied.
(2)The first condition is that the local authority thinks—
(a)that paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 applies to the person,
(b)that the person has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3) occurring after the commencement of this section, or
(c)that the harm test is satisfied.
(3)The harm test is that the person may—
(a)harm a child or vulnerable adult,
(b)cause a child or vulnerable adult to be harmed,
(c)put a child or vulnerable adult at risk of harm,
(d)attempt to harm a child or vulnerable adult, or
(e)incite another to harm a child or vulnerable adult.
(4)The second condition is that the local authority thinks—
(a)that the person is [F67or has been, or might in future be, engaged] in regulated activity F68..., and
(b)(except in a case where paragraph 1 [F69or 7] of Schedule 3 applies) that [F56DBS] may consider it appropriate for the person to be included in a barred list.
(5)A local authority may provide [F56DBS] with any F70... information it holds relating to a person if—
(a)the local authority think that a person has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3) occurring before the commencement of this section, and
(b)the condition in subsection (4) is satisfied.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) or (5)(a), conduct is inappropriate if it appears to the local authority to be inappropriate having regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(6) or 10(6) of Schedule 3.
(7)“Local authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39).
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
F64Word in s. 39 heading substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(d), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F65Word in s. 39(1) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(a)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F66Word in s. 39(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(a)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)(bb)
F67Words in s. 39(4)(a) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(b)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F68Words in s. 39(4)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(b)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)(bb)
F69Words in s. 39(4)(b) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(b)(iii), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F70Word in s. 39(5) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(2)(c), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)(bb)
Commencement Information
I48S. 39(1)(5) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(l)
I49S. 39(1)(5) in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I50S. 39(2)-(4)(6)(7) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)This section applies if [F56DBS] is considering—
(a)whether to include any person in a barred list;
(b)whether to remove any person from a barred list.
(2)If [F56DBS] thinks that a local authority hold any prescribed information relating to the person, it may require the authority to provide it with the information.
(3)The local authority must comply with a requirement under subsection (2).
(4)“Local authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I51S. 40 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(f)
I52S. 40 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(f)
I53S. 40(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(m)
(1)A keeper of a relevant register [F72may] provide [F56DBS] with any F73... information he holds relating to a person if the first and second conditions are satisfied.
(2)The first condition is that the keeper thinks—
(a)that paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 applies to the person,
(b)that the person has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3) occurring after the commencement of this section, or
(c)that the harm test is satisfied.
(3)The harm test is that the person may—
(a)harm a child or vulnerable adult,
(b)cause a child or vulnerable adult to be harmed,
(c)put a child or vulnerable adult at risk of harm,
(d)attempt to harm a child or vulnerable adult, or
(e)incite another to harm a child or vulnerable adult.
(4)The second condition is that the keeper thinks—
(a)that the person is [F74or has been, or might in future be, engaged] in regulated activity F75..., and
(b)(except in a case where paragraph 1 [F76or 7] of Schedule 3 applies) that [F56DBS] may consider it appropriate for the person to be included in a barred list.
(5)A keeper of a relevant register may provide [F56DBS] with any F77... information he holds relating to a person if—
(a)he thinks that the person has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3) occurring before the commencement of this section, and
(b)the condition in subsection (4) is satisfied.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) or (5)(a), conduct is inappropriate if it appears to the keeper to be inappropriate having regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(6) or 10(6) of Schedule 3.
(7)In this section—
(a)a relevant register is a register appearing in column 1 of the following table, and
(b)in relation to a relevant register, the keeper of the register is the corresponding person appearing in column 2 of the table.
Relevant register | Keeper of the register |
---|---|
1. The register of teachers maintained under section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) | [F78The General Teaching Council for Wales] |
2.[F79The register maintained under article 19 of the Pharmacy Order 2010] | [F80The registrar appointed under article 18 of that Order.] |
3.[F81Any of] the lists of medical practitioners kept under section 2 of the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54) | The registrar of the General Medical Council |
4. The dentists register kept under section 14 of the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24) or the dental care professionals register kept under section 36B of that Act | The registrar appointed under section 14 of that Act |
5. The register of optometrists or the register of dispensing opticians maintained under section 7 of the Opticians Act 1989 (c. 44), or the register of persons undertaking training as optometrists or the register of persons undertaking training as dispensing opticians maintained under section 8A of that Act | The registrar of the General Optical Council |
6. The register of osteopaths maintained under section 2 of the Osteopaths Act 1993 (c. 21) | The Registrar of Osteopaths |
7. The register of chiropractors maintained under section 2 of the Chiropractors Act 1994 (c. 17) | The Registrar of Chiropractors |
8. The register of social workers and social care workers [F82 in Wales] maintained [F83under section 80 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)] | [F84the registrar appointed under section 81 of that Act] |
9. The register of qualified nurses and midwives maintained under Article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253) | The registrar appointed under Article 4 of that Order |
10. The register of members of relevant professions maintained under Article 5 of the [F85the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001] | The registrar appointed under Article 4 of that Order |
(8)The Secretary of State may by order amend the table in subsection (7) by inserting an entry or amending or omitting an entry for the time being contained in the table.
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
F71Word in s. 41 heading substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(d), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)
F72Word in s. 41(1) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(a)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)
F73Word in s. 41(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(a)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)(bb)
F74Words in s. 41(4)(a) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(b)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)
F75Words in s. 41(4)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(b)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)(bb)
F76Words in s. 41(4)(b) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(b)(iii), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)
F77Word in s. 41(5) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(1)(c), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(j)(bb)
F78Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 2 para. 27(2); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F79Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (27.9.2010) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), art. 1(5), Sch. 4 para. 15(a); S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.
F80Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (27.9.2010) by The Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231), art. 1(5), Sch. 4 para. 15(b); S.I. 2010/1621, art. 2(1), Sch.
F81Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 64 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F82Words in s. 41(7) Table inserted (1.8.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 15 para. 52(a); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
F83Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (3.4.2017) by Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2), s. 188(1), Sch. 3 para. 54(a); S.I. 2017/309, art. 2(j) (with arts. 3, 4, Sch.)
F84Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (3.4.2017) by Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2), s. 188(1), Sch. 3 para. 54(b); S.I. 2017/309, art. 2(j) (with arts. 3, 4, Sch.)
F85Words in s. 41(7) Table substituted (1.8.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 213(7)(m), 306(4) (with s. 230(6)); S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)
Commencement Information
I54S. 41(1)(5) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(n)
I55S. 41(1)(5)(7)(8) in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I56S. 41(2)-(4)(6) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I57S. 41(7) in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(g)
I58S. 41(8) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(f)
(1)This section applies if [F56DBS] is considering—
(a)whether to include in a barred list a person who appears on a relevant register;
(b)whether to remove such a person from a barred list.
(2)[F56DBS] may require the keeper of the register to provide it with any prescribed information he holds relating to the person.
(3)The keeper of the register must comply with a requirement under subsection (2).
(4)References to a relevant register and the keeper of a relevant register must be construed in accordance with section 41(7).
Textual Amendments
F56Word in ss. 35-42 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(b) (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I59S. 42 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(g)
I60S. 42 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(g)
I61S. 42(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(o)
[F87(1)Subsection (2) applies if—
(a)[F88DBS] knows or thinks that a person (A) appears on a relevant register, and
(b)either—
(i)A is included in a barred list, or
(ii)[F88DBS] is aware that A is subject to a relevant disqualification.
(2)[F88DBS] must—
(a)notify the keeper of the register of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) or (as the case may be) (ii), and
(b)in the case where A is included in a barred list, provide the keeper of the register with such of the information on which [F88DBS] relied in including A in the list as [F88DBS] considers—
(i)to be relevant to the exercise of any function of the keeper, and
(ii)otherwise appropriate to provide.
( 3 )Subsection (4) applies if the keeper of a relevant register applies to [F88DBS] to ascertain in relation to a person (A) whether—
(a)A is included in a barred list, or
(b)[F88DBS] is aware that A is subject to a relevant disqualification.
( 4 )[F88DBS] must notify the keeper of the register as to whether the circumstances are as mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (as the case may be) (b).
( 5 )[F88DBS] may (whether on an application by the keeper or otherwise) provide to the keeper of a relevant register such relevant information as [F88DBS] considers appropriate.
(5A)Subsection (5B) applies if—
(a)a keeper of a register has applied to [F89DBS] to be notified in relation to a person (A) if—
(i)A is included in a barred list, or
(ii)[F89DBS] is aware that A is subject to a relevant disqualification, and
(b)the application has not been withdrawn.
(5B)[F89DBS] must notify the keeper of the register if the circumstances are, or become, as mentioned in subsection (5A)(a)(i) or (as the case may be) (ii).
(5C)For the purposes of subsection (5A)(b) an application is withdrawn if—
(a)the keeper of the register notifies [F90DBS] that the keeper no longer wishes to be notified if the circumstances are, or become, as mentioned in subsection (5A)(a)(i) or (as the case may be) (ii) in relation to A, or
(b)[F90DBS] cancels the application on either of the following grounds—
(i)that the keeper has not answered, within such reasonable period as was required by [F90DBS] , a request from [F89DBS] as to whether the keeper still wishes to be notified if the circumstances are, or become, as mentioned in subsection (5A)(a)(i) or (as the case may be) (ii), or
(ii)that A neither appears in the register nor is being considered for inclusion in the register.
(5D)A keeper of a relevant register may apply for information under this section, or to be notified under this section, in relation to a person (A) only if—
(a)A appears in the register, or
(b)A is being considered for inclusion in the register.
(5E)The duties in subsections (2), (4) and (5B) do not apply if [F88DBS] F91... is satisfied that the keeper of the register already has the information concerned.
(5F)[F92DBS] may determine the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section.
(5G)In this section relevant information is information—
(a)which—
(i)relates to the protection of children or vulnerable adults in general, or of any child or vulnerable adult in particular, and
(ii)is relevant to the exercise of any function of the keeper of the register, but
(b)which is not—
(i)information that the circumstances are as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii) in relation to a person,
(ii)any information provided under subsection (2)(b), or
(iii)information falling within paragraph 19(5) of Schedule 3.
(5H)The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (5G).]
( 6 )In this section—
(a) a relevant register is a register appearing in column 1 F93 ... of the table in section 41(7), and
(b)in relation to a relevant register, the keeper of the register is the corresponding person appearing in column 2 of the table.
( 7 )A person is subject to a relevant disqualification if he is included in a list maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to a barred list.
Textual Amendments
F86Words in s. 43 heading substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(5), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(l)
F87S. 43(1)-(5H) substituted for (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157) for specified purposes) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(3), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(k)
F88Word in s. 43 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(c) (with Pt. 4)
F89Word in s. 43(5A)(5B) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(d) (with Pt. 4)
F90Word in s. 43(5C) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(d) (with Pt. 4)
F91Words in s. 43(5E) omitted (1.12.2012) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 54 (with Pt. 4)
F92Word in s. 43(5F) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(d) (with Pt. 4)
F93Words in s. 43(6)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(4), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(l)(bb)
Commencement Information
I62S. 43(3)-(5) in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(h)
I63S. 43(6) in force at 10.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/2231, art. 2(a)
I64S. 43(7) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(g)
I65S. 43(7) in force at 10.9.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/2231, art. 2(b)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F94S. 44 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 75(6), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(l)(bb)
(1)A supervisory authority [F96may] provide [F97DBS] with any F98... information it holds relating to a person if the first and second conditions are satisfied.
(2)The first condition is that the supervisory authority thinks, on the basis of relevant evidence—
(a)that paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3 applies to the person,
(b)that the person has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3) occurring after the commencement of this section, or
(c)that the harm test is satisfied.
(3)The harm test is that the person may—
(a)harm a child or vulnerable adult,
(b)cause a child or vulnerable adult to be harmed,
(c)put a child or vulnerable adult at risk of harm,
(d)attempt to harm a child or vulnerable adult, or
(e)incite another to harm a child or vulnerable adult.
(4)The second condition is that the supervisory authority thinks—
(a)that the person is [F99or has been, or might in future be, engaged] in regulated activity F100... , and
(b)(except in a case where paragraph 1 [F101or 7] of Schedule 3 applies) that [F97DBS] may consider it appropriate for the person to be included in a barred list.
(5)The supervisory authority may provide [F97DBS] with any F102... information it holds relating to a person if—
(a)it thinks, on the basis of relevant evidence, that the person has engaged in relevant conduct (within the meaning of paragraph 4 or 10 of Schedule 3) occurring before the commencement of this section, and
(b)the condition in subsection (4) is satisfied.
F103(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)A supervisory authority is—
(a)a registration authority within the meaning of section 5 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) in respect of its functions under Part 2 of that Act;
[F104(aza)the Secretary of State in respect of the Secretary of State's functions under sections 141B to 141E of the Education Act 2002;
(azb)the Secretary of State in respect of the Secretary of State's functions under Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008;]
[F105(aa) the Secretary of State in respect of his functions under Chapter 1 of Part 10 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) ; ]
(b)the [F106Welsh Ministers] in respect of its functions under Chapter 1 of Part 10 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32);
[F107(c)the Care Quality Commission in respect of its functions under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008;]
[F108(ca)the Welsh Ministers in respect of their functions under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2);]
F109(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F110(e)the Welsh Ministers in respect of their functions under Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 and Part 8 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4);]
[F111(ea)the Welsh Ministers in the exercise of their functions under Part 10A, Part 11 or Part 12 of the Children Act 1989;]
(f)the Public Guardian in the exercise of his functions;
(g)Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England in the exercise of his functions;
(h)Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales in the exercise of his functions;
(i)the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales in the exercise of their functions.
(8)Relevant evidence is evidence obtained by the supervisory authority in the exercise of the functions mentioned in subsection (7).
(9)The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (7) by inserting a paragraph or amending or omitting a paragraph for the time being contained in the subsection.
(10)For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) or (5)(a), conduct is inappropriate if it appears to the supervisory authority to be inappropriate having regard to the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under paragraph 4(6) or 10(6) of Schedule 3.
Textual Amendments
F95Word in s. 45 heading substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(e), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F96Word in s. 45(1) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(a)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F97Word in ss. 45-47 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(d) (with Pt. 4)
F98Word in s. 45(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(a)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)(bb)
F99Words in s. 45(4)(a) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(b)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F100Words in s. 45(4)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(b)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)(bb)
F101Words in s. 45(4)(b) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(b)(iii), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F102Word in s. 45(5) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(c), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)(bb)
F103S. 45(6) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(1)(d), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)(bb)
F104S. 45(7)(aza)(azb) inserted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 2 para. 27(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F105S. 45(7)(aa) inserted (23.4.2010) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Supervisory Authorities and Devolution Alignment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1073), arts. 1(2), 2
F106Words in s. 45(7)(b) substituted (12.10.2009) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2610), arts. 1(1), 30(b)
F107S. 45(7)(c) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 5 para. 91(a); S.I. 2009/462, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 35(bb)
F108S. 45(7)(ca) inserted (2.4.2018) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195), regs. 2(1), 35(a)
F109S. 45(7)(d) repealed (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14), s. 170(3)(4), Sch. 5 para. 91(b), Sch. 15 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/462, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 paras. 35(bb), 36
F110S. 45(7)(e) substituted (2.4.2018) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195), regs. 2(1), 35(b)
F111S. 45(7)(ea) inserted (12.10.2009) by Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1797), arts. 1(1), 6
Commencement Information
I66S. 45(1)(5) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(q)
I67S. 45(1)(5)(7)(9) in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I68S. 45(2)-(4)(6)(8)(10) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I69S. 45(7) in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(h)
I70S. 45(9) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(i)
(1)This section applies if [F97DBS] is considering—
(a)whether to include in a barred list a person in relation to whom [F97DBS] thinks that a supervisory authority may have prescribed information;
(b)whether to remove such a person from a barred list.
(2)[F97DBS] may require the supervisory authority to provide it with any prescribed information it holds relating to the person.
(3)The supervisory authority must comply with a requirement under subsection (2).
Textual Amendments
F97Word in ss. 45-47 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(d) (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I71S. 46 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(i)
I72S. 46 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(h)
I73S. 46(1)(a)(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(r)
(1)If a supervisory authority applies to [F97DBS] for information within subsection (2) or (3) relating to a person (B), [F97DBS] must provide the supervisory authority with that information.
(2)The information within this subsection is—
(a)whether B is barred from regulated activity relating to children,
F113(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F113(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F113(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F113(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)The information within this subsection is—
(a)whether B is barred from regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults,
F114(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F114(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F114(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F114(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)A supervisory authority may apply for information under this section only if the information is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority mentioned in section 45(7).
F115(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)The Secretary of State may by order amend this section for the purpose of altering the information within subsection (2) or (3).
(7)[F116DBS] may [F117determine] the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section.
Textual Amendments
F97Word in ss. 45-47 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(d) (with Pt. 4)
F112Words in s. 47 heading substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(2)(a), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F113S. 47(2)(b)-(e) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(2)(c), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F114S. 47(3)(b)-(e) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(2)(d), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F115S. 47(5) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(2)(e), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F116Word in s. 47(7) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(e) (with Pt. 4)
F117Word in s. 47(7) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(2)(f), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
Commencement Information
I74S. 47(1)-(4) in force at 10.9.2012 by S.I. 2012/2231, art. 2(c)
I75S. 47(6) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(j)
I76S. 47(7) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(s)
I77S. 47(7) in force at 10.9.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/2231, art. 2(d)
(1)This section applies if—
(a)a person is F118... included in the children's barred list,
(b)[F119DBS] becomes aware that a person is subject to a relevant children's disqualification, F120...
F120(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)[F121DBS] must notify every interested supervisory authority of the circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) (as the case may be) of subsection (1).
(3)A supervisory authority is an interested supervisory authority only if—
(a)it has applied to [F122DBS] to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) occurs in relation to the person, and
(b)the application has not been withdrawn.
(4)A supervisory authority may apply to [F123DBS] under subsection (3)(a) only if the notification is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority mentioned in section 45(7).
(5)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) an application is withdrawn if the supervisory authority notifies [F124DBS] that it no longer wishes to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) occurs in relation to the person.
(6)A person is subject to a relevant children's disqualification if he is included in a list maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the children's barred list.
(7)The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances a supervisory authority is not an interested supervisory authority for the purposes of this section.
(8)[F125DBS] may [F126determine] the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section.
Textual Amendments
F118Word in s. 48(1)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(3)(a)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F119Word in s. 48(1) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(f) (with Pt. 4)
F120S. 48(1)(c) and preceding word repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(3)(a)(v), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F121Word in s. 48(2) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(f) (with Pt. 4)
F122Word in s. 48(3) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(f) (with Pt. 4)
F123Word in s. 48(4) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(f) (with Pt. 4)
F124Word in s. 48(5) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(f) (with Pt. 4)
F125Word in s. 48(8) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(f) (with Pt. 4)
F126Word in s. 48(8) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(3)(f), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
Commencement Information
I78S. 48(6) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(k)
I79S. 48(7)(8) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(t)
(1)This section applies if—
(a)a person is F127... included in the adults' barred list,
(b)[F128DBS] becomes aware that a person is subject to a relevant adults' disqualification, F129...
F129(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)[F130DBS] must notify every interested supervisory authority of the circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a) [F131or (b)] (as the case may be) of subsection (1).
(3)A supervisory authority is an interested supervisory authority only if—
(a)it has applied to [F132DBS] to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) occurs in relation to the person, and
(b)the application has not been withdrawn.
(4)A supervisory authority may apply to [F133DBS] under subsection (3)(a) only if the notification is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority mentioned in section 45(7).
(5)For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) an application is withdrawn if the supervisory authority notifies [F134DBS] that it no longer wishes to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) occurs in relation to the person.
(6)A person is subject to a relevant adults' disqualification if he is included in a list maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the adults' barred list.
(7)The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances a supervisory authority is not an interested supervisory authority for the purposes of this section.
(8)[F135DBS] may [F136determine] the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section.
Textual Amendments
F127Word in s. 49(1)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(4)(a)(ii), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F128Word in s. 49(1) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(g) (with Pt. 4)
F129S. 49(1)(c) and preceding word repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(4)(a)(v), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F130Word in s. 49(2) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(g) (with Pt. 4)
F131Words in s. 49(2) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(4)(b), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)
F132Word in s. 49(3) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(g) (with Pt. 4)
F133Word in s. 49(4) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(g) (with Pt. 4)
F134Word in s. 49(5) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(g) (with Pt. 4)
F135Word in s. 49(8) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(g) (with Pt. 4)
F136Word in s. 49(8) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(4)(f), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
Commencement Information
I80S. 49(6) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(l)
I81S. 49(7)(8) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 4(u)
(1)This section applies if [F137DBS] has information that it thinks is relevant to a supervisory authority.
(2)[F137DBS] [F138may (whether on an application by the authority or otherwise)] provide the supervisory authority with the information.
(3)Information is relevant to a supervisory authority if—
(a)it relates to the protection of children or vulnerable adults in general, or of any child or vulnerable adult in particular, and
(b)is relevant to the exercise of any function of the authority [F139which is mentioned in section 45(7)],
but does not include information falling within paragraph 19(5) of Schedule 3 [F140or of any circumstance mentioned in section 48(1) or 49(1)] in relation to a person.
[F141(4)A supervisory authority may apply to [F137DBS] under this section only if the information is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority which is mentioned in section 45(7).
(5)[F142DBS] may determine the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this section.]
Textual Amendments
F137Word in s. 50 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(e) (with Pt. 4)
F138Words in s. 50(2) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(5)(a), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F139Words in s. 50(3)(b) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(5)(b)(i), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F140Words in s. 50(3) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(5)(b)(ii), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F141S. 50(4)(5) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 76(5)(c), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(m)
F142Word in s. 50(5) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 48(h) (with Pt. 4)
Commencement Information
I82S. 50 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(j)
I83S. 50 in force at 22.6.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/1503, art. 3
I84S. 50 in force at 22.4.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/1101, art. 4
I85S. 50 in force at 10.9.2012 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/2231, art. 2(e)
Textual Amendments
F143 S. 50A and cross-heading inserted (30.11.2009) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26), ss. 88, 116(1); S.I. 2009/3096, art. 2(a)
F144Word in s. 50A cross-heading inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(4) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
(1)[F146DBS] may provide any information it has to a chief officer of police for use for any of the following purposes—
(a)the prevention, detection and investigation of crime;
(b)the apprehension and prosecution of offenders.
[F147(c)the appointment of persons who are under the direction and control of the chief officer,
(d)any prescribed purpose]
[F148(1A)[F146DBS] must, for use for any of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1), provide to any chief officer of police who has requested it a barred list or information as to whether a particular person is barred.
(1B)[F146DBS] may, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or vulnerable adults, provide to a relevant authority any information which [F146DBS] reasonably believes to be relevant to that authority.
(1C)[F146DBS] must, for use for the purposes of the protection of children or vulnerable adults, provide to any relevant authority who has requested it information as to whether a particular person is barred.]
(2)The [F149powers conferred by this section do] not limit any other power of [F146DBS] to provide information for any purpose or to any person.]
[F150(3)In [F151this section], “a chief officer of police” includes—
(a)the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and
(b)the chief constable of [F152the Police Service of Scotland] .]
[F153(4)In this section “relevant authority” means—
(a)the Secretary of State exercising functions in relation to prisons, or
(b)a provider of probation services (within the meaning given by section 3(6) of the Offender Management Act 2007).]
Textual Amendments
F145Word in s. 50A heading inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(4) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F146Word in s. 50A substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 3(e) (with Pt. 4)
F147S. 50A(1)(c)(d) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(3), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F148Ss. 50A(1A)-(1C) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(4), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
F149Words in s. 50A(2) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(2) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F150S. 50A(3) inserted (31.3.2010) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Devolution and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1154), arts. 1(1), 12
F151Words in s. 50A(3) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 65(3) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(ii)
F152Words in s. 50A(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 53
F153S. 50A(4) inserted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 77(5), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(n)
(1)Subject to the provisions of this section, this Act and any regulations or orders made under it bind the Crown.
(2)No contravention by the Crown of any provision of this Act or of any regulations or order made under it makes the Crown criminally liable.
(3)Despite subsection (2), this Act and any regulations or orders made under it apply to persons in Crown employment (within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)) as they apply to other persons.
(4)Subsection (2) of section 6 does not apply in relation to any activity carried out by the Crown.
(5)Each government department and other body performing functions on behalf of the Crown—
(a)if the department or body engages in regulated activity, is the regulated activity provider in relation to the activity;
F154(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6)In subsection (5) “body” includes office-holder.
(7)Nothing in this section is to be taken as in any way affecting Her Majesty in her private capacity (within the meaning of section 38(3) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44)).
Textual Amendments
F154S. 51(5)(b) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 66, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I86S. 51 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(k)
I87S. 51 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)For the purposes of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2), it is immaterial whether there is a finding of fact in any proceedings.
(2)The provisions are—
section 35(3)(b) and (c);
section 36(4)(b) and (c);
section 39(2)(b) and (c) and (5)(a);
section 41(2)(b) and (c) and (5)(a);
section 45(2)(b) and (c) and (5)(a).
Commencement Information
I88S. 52 in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
(1)Despite section 58, this Act applies to activity that is regulated activity by virtue of paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 4.
(2)Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of this Act in relation to any other activity that is carried out in connection with a foster child.
(3)Subsection (4) applies if a person (P)—
(a)makes arrangements for another person to foster a child as a private foster parent, and
(b)has power to terminate the arrangements.
(4)P is, if he would not otherwise be, a regulated activity provider in relation to fostering carried out by the foster parent in pursuance of the arrangements.
(5)The following provisions of this section apply for the purposes of this Act.
(6)A person fosters a child if he is a foster parent of the child.
(7)A person is a foster parent if—
[F155(a)the person is a local authority foster parent within the meaning of section 105 of the Children Act 1989;]
(b)he is a person with whom a child has been placed by a voluntary organisation under section 59(1)(a) of that Act;
(c)he is a private foster parent.
(8)A person is a private foster parent if he falls within subsection (9) and looks after a child—
(a)for reward, or
(b)in pursuance of an arrangement made by someone other than a member of the child's family.
(9)A person falls within this subsection if—
(a)he fosters the child privately within the meaning of section 66(1) of the Children Act 1989,
(b)he would be so fostering the child but for subsection (2) of that section (minimum period of 28 days), or
(c)(in the case of a child who has attained the age of 16) he would fall within paragraph (a) or (b) if the child were under the age of 16.
(10)A person's family includes—
(a)the person's foster child;
(b)the foster child of any member of the person's family;
and references to a family relationship and family member are to be construed accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F155S. 53(7)(a) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 255
Commencement Information
I89S. 53 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(l)
I90S. 53 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(i)
(1)The Secretary of State may, by order, make such provision (including provision amending any enactment contained in or made under any Act, including this Act) as he thinks necessary or expedient in consequence of or having regard to any relevant Scottish legislation or relevant Northern Ireland legislation.
(2)An order may—
F156(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)confer power to make subordinate legislation (within the meaning given by the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)).
(3)Relevant Scottish legislation is any provision made by or under an Act of the Scottish Parliament which the Secretary of State thinks—
(a)corresponds to provision made by or under this Act,
F157(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or
(c)affects the operation of any provision made by or under this Act.
(4)Relevant Northern Ireland legislation is any provision of such legislation which the Secretary of State thinks—
(a)corresponds to provision made by or under this Act
F158(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or
(c)affects the operation of any provision made by or under this Act.
F159(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F156S. 54(2)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 67(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F157S. 54(3)(b) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 67(3), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F158S. 54(4)(b) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 67(4), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
F159S. 54(5) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 67(5), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(ii)
Commencement Information
I91S. 54(1)(2) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(m)
I92S. 54(1)(2) in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I93S. 54(3)-(5) in force at 12.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
An Order in Council under paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1) (legislation for Northern Ireland during suspension of devolved government) which contains a statement that it is made only for purposes corresponding to those of this Act—
(a)is not subject to paragraph 2 of that Schedule (affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament), but
(b)is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
F160(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)If the exercise of a power to make subordinate legislation under any of the following provisions will have effect in relation to any function of the Welsh Ministers to which the provision applies, or would apply in consequence of the exercise of the power, the Secretary of State must not exercise the power without the consent of the Welsh Ministers—
(a)section [F16145(9)];
(b)section 46(2);
F162(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)section 48(7) F163... ;
(e)section 49(7) F163... .
(3)If the exercise of a power to make subordinate legislation under any of the following provisions will have effect in relation to Wales, the Secretary of State must not exercise the power unless he first consults the Welsh Ministers—
(a)section 5(3);
F164(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F164(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F164(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F164(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F164(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g)section 35(1);
(h)section 36(1), (2) or (3);
(i)section 37(2);
F165(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(k)section 40(2);
(l)section [F16641(8)];
(m)section 42(2);
F167(n). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(o)section 64(2);
(p)section 65;
(q)paragraph 1(1), 2(1), 7(1) or 8(1) of Schedule 3;
(r)paragraph 2(1)(f) or [F1687(1)(f) or (g)] of Schedule 4;
F169(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F169(t). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)A power to make subordinate legislation is a power to make regulations or an order.
(5)In the application of section 61 to the exercise of a power by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of this section—
(a)the reference in subsection (2) of that section to either House of Parliament must be taken to be a reference to the National Assembly for Wales;
(b)the reference in subsection (3) of that section to each House of Parliament must be taken to be a reference to the Assembly.
Textual Amendments
F160S. 56(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
F161Words in s. 56(2)(a) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(3)(a) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(iii)
F162S. 56(2)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(3)(b), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
F163Words in s. 56(2)(d)(e) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(3)(c), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
F164S. 56(3)(b)-(f) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(4)(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
F165S. 56(3)(j) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(4)(c), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
F166Words in s. 56(3)(l) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(4)(d) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(iii)
F167S. 56(3)(n) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(4)(e), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
F168Words in s. 56(3)(r) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(4)(f) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(iii)
F169S. 56(3)(s)(t) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 68(4)(g), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iii)
Commencement Information
I94S. 56 in force at 31.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(e)
(1)No claim for damages lies in respect of any loss or damage suffered by any person in consequence of—
(a)the fact that an individual is included in a barred list;
(b)the fact that an individual is not included in a barred list;
(c)the provision of F170... information in pursuance of any of sections 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45 and 46.
(2)Subsection (1)(c) does not apply to the provision of information which is untrue by a person who knows the information is untrue and either—
(a)he is the originator of the information and he knew at the time he originated the information that it was not true, or
(b)he causes another person to be the originator of the information knowing, at the time the information is originated, that it is untrue.
(3)Nothing in this Act affects section 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) as it relates to the power of a court to award damages in respect of an unlawful act of a public authority (within the meaning of that Act).
Textual Amendments
F170Word in s. 57(1)(c) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 69, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iv)
Commencement Information
I95S. 57 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(m)
I96S. 57 in force at 20.1.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(j)
(1)This Act does not apply to any activity which is carried out in the course of a family relationship.
(2)This Act does not apply to any activity which is carried out—
(a)in the course of a personal relationship, and
(b)for no commercial consideration.
(3)A family relationship includes a relationship between two persons who—
(a)live in the same household, and
(b)treat each other as though they were members of the same family.
(4)A personal relationship is a relationship between or among friends.
(5)A friend of a person (A) includes a person who is a friend of a member of A's family.
(6)The Secretary of State may by order provide that an activity carried out in specified circumstances either is or is not—
(a)carried out in the course of a family relationship;
(b)carried out in the course of a personal relationship.
Commencement Information
I97S. 58 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(n)
I98S. 58 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I99S. 58(6) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 5(n)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F171S. 59 repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 65(1), 120, Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(b)(bb)
(1)In this Act—
[F172 “ adult ” means a person who has attained the age of 18; ]
“the adults' barred list” must be construed in accordance with section 2(1)(b);
“barred list” means the children's barred list or the adults' barred list;
“child” means a person who has not attained the age of 18;
“the children's barred list” must be construed in accordance with section 2(1)(a);
[F173“DBS” means the Disclosure and Barring Service established by section 87(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012;]
“educational institution” includes any training provider (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18)), whether or not the training provider would otherwise be regarded as an institution;
“employment agency” and “employment business” must be construed in accordance with the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35);
“personnel supplier” means—
a person carrying on an employment agency or an employment business, or
an educational institution which supplies to another person a student who is following a course at the institution, for the purpose of enabling the student to obtain experience of engaging in regulated F174... activity;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“supervisory authority” must be construed in accordance with section 45(7);
“vulnerable adult” [F175means any adult to whom an activity which is a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults by virtue of any paragraph of paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4 is provided].
(2)A reference (however expressed) to a person being barred must be construed in accordance with section 3.
F176(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)Nothing in this Act affects any power to provide information that exists apart from this Act.
Textual Amendments
F172Definition in s. 60(1) inserted (E.W.) (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 65(2)(a), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(b)
F173Definition in s. 60(1) inserted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 5 (with Pt. 4)
F174Words in s. 60(1) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 70(2), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iv)
F175Words in s. 60(1) substituted (E.W.) (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), ss. 65(2)(b), 120 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(b)
F176S. 60(3) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 70(3), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iv)
Commencement Information
I100S. 60 in force at 31.3.2008 for specified purposes for N.I. by S.I. 2008/930, art. 2(b)
I101S. 60 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I102S. 60(1) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes for E.W. by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(f)
I103S. 60(1)(4) in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes for E.W. by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(p)
(1)Any power under this Act to make orders or regulations is exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4), orders or regulations under this Act are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(3)An instrument containing provision made—
(a)by order under section 5(3),
F177(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F177(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F177(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F177(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(f)by order under section 54(1) if it contains provision amending any Act or confers power to make subordinate legislation,
(g)under section 64(3),
(h)in regulations prescribing criteria for the purpose of paragraph 1, 2, 7 or 8 of Schedule 3, [F178or]
(i)by order under paragraph 6 or 12 of Schedule 3, F179...
F179(j). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
must not be made unless a draft of the instrument is laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(4)Subsection (2) does not apply to an order made under section 65, including such an order which contains provision made under section 64 (except subsection (3) of that section).
(5)A power to make an order or regulations may be exercised so as to make different provision for different purposes.
Textual Amendments
F177S. 61(3)(b)-(e) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 71(a), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iv)
F178Word in s. 61(3)(h) inserted (E.W.) (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 71(b) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(iv)
F179S. 61(3)(j) and preceding word repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 71(c), Sch. 10 Pt. 5 (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(aa)(bb)(iv)
Commencement Information
I104S. 61 in force at 31.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(g)
I105S. 61 in force at 31.3.2008 for specified purposes for N.I. by S.I. 2008/930, art. 2(b)
I106S. 61 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
Schedule 8 has effect.
Commencement Information
I107S. 62 in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(h)
I108S. 62 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 4(q)
(1)Schedule 9 contains amendments.
(2)Schedule 10 contains repeals.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7S. 63 extended (Guernsey) (with modifications) (10.12.2009) by Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Guernsey) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3215), art. 4, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6-8)
C8S. 63 extended (Jersey) (with modifications) (18.3.2010) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/765), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6-8)
C9S. 63 extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) (18.3.2010) by The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Isle of Man) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/764), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 2, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6-8)
Commencement Information
I109S. 63 in force at 12.10.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2610, art. 2(c) (with arts. 4-23)
I110S. 63 in force at 12.10.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/2611, art. 2, Sch.
I111S. 63(1) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 2(d)
I112S. 63(1) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320, art. 3
I113S. 63(1) in force at 17.12.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/3204, art. 2(a)
I114S. 63(1) in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39, art. 2(1)(l)
I115S. 63(1) in force at 22.6.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/1503, art. 2(b)
I116S. 63(2) in force at 30.3.2010 for specified purposes by S.I. 2010/1101, art. 5
I117S. 63(2) in force at 17.6.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/2231, art. 4(a) (see S.I. 2013/1180, art. 2(b))
(1)Power to make subordinate legislation under this Act includes power to make—
(a)such supplementary, incidental or consequential provision, or
(b)such transitory, transitional or saving provision,
as the person making the subordinate legislation thinks necessary or expedient.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order may make such further provision as he considers appropriate—
(a)for the general purposes, or any particular purpose, of this Act;
(b)in consequence of any provision made by this Act;
(c)for giving full effect to this Act or any provision made by it.
(3)Subordinate legislation under subsection (1) or (2) may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any enactment (including this Act).
(4)References in this section to subordinate legislation are to an order or regulations under this Act.
(5)Nothing in this Act affects the generality of the power conferred by this section.
Commencement Information
I118S. 64 in force at 31.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(i)
This Act (except this section and section 55) comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by order.
(1)Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the preceding provisions of this Act extend only to England and Wales.
(2)Sections 1, 28, 29 and 55 and Schedule 1 and, so far as relating to those provisions, sections 59 to 61 and 65 also extend to Northern Ireland.
(3)The amendment of an enactment in Schedule 9 has the same extent as the enactment amended, but the amendments made by paragraph 14 of that Schedule do not extend to Scotland.
(4)Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that this Act extends, with such modifications as appear to Her Majesty to be appropriate, to any of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Commencement Information
I119S. 66 in force at 31.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(l)
This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
Commencement Information
I120S. 67 in force at 31.12.2007 by S.I. 2007/3545, art. 2(m)
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