Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

60 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “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);

• “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)

  a person carrying on an employment agency or an employment business, or

  (b)

  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 or controlled 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” must be construed in accordance with section 59.

(2) A reference (however expressed) to a person being barred must be construed in accordance with section 3.

(3) A reference to a person being subject to monitoring in relation to a regulated activity must be construed in accordance with section 24.

(4) Nothing in this Act affects any power to provide information that exists apart from this Act.