EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Under section 2 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 the Independent Barring Board must maintain the children’s and adults’ barred lists which will comprise of the names of individuals barred from regulated activities with such groups. Regulations 2, 3 and 4 prescribe descriptions of other information that the Independent Barring Board must keep in respect of a named individual who is included in such a barred list. Other information includes information other than the name of the individual which is already retained on the barred list itself. Regulation 3 lists information provided to the Independent Barring Board relating to the identity of the individual and regulation 4 lists information related to the Independent Barring Board’s functions, including information material to the decision to bar the individual.