The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009

Office holders and other amendments to paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act

26.—(1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “member of” insert “or clerk to”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) person appointed by the governing body of a maintained school to serve on a committee established by that body;

(ab) chief executive of a local authority that has any education functions or social services functions;”.

(4) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (o) insert—

“(p) an individual carrying on or managing a regulated establishment or agency which provides care, accommodation or services wholly or mainly for or in relation to children;

(q) a person appointed under section 27(1)(a) of the Children Act 2004(1) as the lead director for children and young people’s services (Wales);

(r) Children’s Rights Director appointed under section 120 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(2) and a person whose duties consist wholly or mainly of assisting the Director in the exercise of the Director’s functions.”.

(5) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), a person is a clerk to the governing body of an educational establishment mentioned in section 8(5) if—

(a) the person is appointed in accordance with regulations under section 23 of the Education Act 2002 as a clerk to the governing body of a maintained school, or

(b) the person is appointed in relation to the governing body of any other educational establishment mentioned in section 8(5) and has functions similar to those of a person falling within paragraph (a).

(1B) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(p) an establishment or agency is a regulated establishment or agency if the person carrying it on or managing it is required to be registered in respect of it under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000.”.

(6) In sub-paragraph (7), after the definition of “local authority” insert—

““maintained school” has the same meaning as in section 39 of the Education Act

2002;”.

(1)

2004 c. 31.

(2)

2006 c. 40.