SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9Consequential amendments

Part 7Criminal records

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

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(1)

Paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (barred lists: information) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(c) for “chief officer of a relevant police force” substitute “ relevant chief officer ”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (3) after “which the” insert “ relevant ”.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (5) for “chief officer of the relevant police force” substitute “ relevant chief officer ”.

(5)

In sub-paragraph (7) for the definition of “relevant police force” substitute—

““the relevant chief officer” means any chief officer of a police force who is identified by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this paragraph;”.

(6)

After sub-paragraph (7) insert—

“(7A)

Subsections (10) and (11) of section 113B of the Police Act 1997 apply for the purposes of the definition of “the relevant chief officer” as they apply for the purposes of that section.”

(7)

In sub-paragraph (8) for “which police forces are relevant police forces” substitute “ who is the relevant chief officer ”.