Amendments to regulation 3
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3.—(1) In regulation 3(1)—
(a)in the definition of “enhanced criminal record certificate”—
(i)for “within the meaning of”, in the first place where the words occur, substitute “issued under”; and
(ii)after “includes” insert “, in such cases as are from time to time prescribed under section 113BA(1) of that Act(),”;
(b)after the definition of “interim prohibition order” insert—
““negative up-date information” means up-date information of a kind falling within section 116A(8)(b)(i) or (c)(i) of PA 1997();”;
(c)after the definition of “prohibition order” insert—
““relevant activity” means any activity which is a regulated activity relating to children within the meaning of—
(a)
Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(); or
(b)
Part 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of section 64 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012();”; and
(d)after the definition of “teacher” insert—
““up-date information” has the meaning given by section 116A(8) of PA 1997.”.
(2) In regulation 3(3)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “and”; and
(b)for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)is not barred from regulated activity relating to children in accordance with section 3(2) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 in any case where it is intended that the person will engage in any activity which is a regulated activity relating to children within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act; and
(d)is not subject to a prohibition order or interim prohibition order or subject to any direction made under section 142 of EA 2002() or any prohibition, restriction or order having effect as such a direction.”.
(3) In regulation 3(5)(b) omit “to the Secretary of State”.
(4) After regulation 3(5) insert—
“(6) For the purposes of these Regulations an enhanced criminal record certificate is subject to up-date arrangements in the circumstances set out in section 116A(3) of PA 1997.
(7) References to the giving of negative up-date information are references to the giving of such information under section 116A(1) of PA 1997.”.