Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)
252. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is amended as follows.
253. In section 6 (regulated activity providers)—.
(a)in subsection (8A)(1)—
(i)after “Health and Social Care Act 2001” omit “or”;
(ii)after “Care Act 2014” insert “or sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”;
(b)after the first subsection (8C)(2) insert—
“(8CA) A person (S) who is authorised as mentioned in subsection (5)(a) of section 50 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 does not make arrangements for another to engage in a regulated activity by virtue of anything that S does under subsection (5)(b) or (6)(b) of that section.”
254. In section 30(8)(3) (provision of vetting information) (until it ceases to have effect by virtue of section 72(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012)—
(i)after “Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c 15),” omit “or”;
(ii)after “Care Act 2014” insert “or in accordance with regulations made under sections 50 to 53 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.
255. For section 53(7)(a) (fostering) substitute—
“(a)the person is a local authority foster parent within the meaning of section 105 of the Children Act 1989;”.
Subsection (8A) was inserted by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) Schedule 14, paragraph 8.
The first subsection (8C) was inserted by virtue of S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraphs 89, 93(1), (3).
Section 30(8) was amended by S.I. 2015/914, Schedule, paragraphs 85, 86.