Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

Contents

Part 1 · Introduction

Article 1Citation and commencement#

This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and comes into operation on 1st April 2010.

Article 2Interpretation#

In this Order—• “the 2007 Order” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.

Part 2 · Regulated activity relating to children

Article 3Regulated activity: children#

Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (regulated activity relating to children) is amended in accordance with Articles 4 to 6.

Article 4Regulated activity: children#

(1)Paragraph 1 (general) is amended as follows.

(2)After sub-paragraph (7) insert—“7A The exercise of a function under Article 130 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, so far as it gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with children is a regulated activity relating to children.”

(3)In sub-paragraph (8) for the words from “relates” to “paragraph 3(1)” substitute “gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with children”.

(4)Omit sub-paragraph (9).

(5)Omit sub-paragraph (10).

(6)Omit sub-paragraph (11).

(7)In sub-paragraph (12), for “(8) or (9)” substitute “(7A) or (8)”.

Article 5Regulated activity: children#

In paragraph 3(1) (establishments)—

(a)omit the words “and (8)”; and

(b)after paragraph (b) insert—“bb premises which are used for the provision of education by an education and library board or on its behalf, which do not fall within paragraph (a) or (b);”

Article 6 #

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Part 3 · Regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults

Article 7Regulated activity: vulnerable adults#

Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults) is amended in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.

Article 8Regulated activity: vulnerable adults#

(1)Paragraph 7 (regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults) is amended as follows.

(2)In sub-paragraph (5) for “ or (4)” substitute “, (4) or (6)”.

(3)For sub-paragraph (6) substitute—“6 The exercise of a function of the following so far as it gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with vulnerable adults, is a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults—a the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland;b RQIA.”

(4)Omit sub-paragraph (7).

(5)Omit sub-paragraph (8).

Article 9 #

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Part 4 · The period condition

Article 10Regulated activity: the period condition#

In Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (the period condition), in paragraph 10(1) for “two” substitute “three”.

Article 11Controlled activity: the period condition#

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Part 5 · Devolution alignment

Article 12Provision of information by the Independent Safeguarding Authority to a police force in England, Wales or Scotland#

In Article 52A(1) of the 2007 Order, after “Police Service of Northern Ireland” insert “or the chief constable of a police force in England, Wales or Scotland”.

Part 6 · Miscellaneous amendments to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Article 13 #

The 2007 Order is amended in accordance with Articles 14 to 24.

Article 14Definition of institution of further education#

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Article 15Amendments to references to the Regulation and Improvement Authority#

(1)In Article 2(2) (Interpretation) for the definition of “the Regulation and Improvement Authority” substitute—“• “RQIA” means the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority;”

(2)In Article 47(7) and paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 2 for “the Regulation and Improvement Authority” substitute “RQIA”.

Article 16Educational establishments: members of governing body subject to monitoring#

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Article 17Educational establishments: check on members of governing body#

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Article 18Monitoring application#

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Article 19Monitoring: additional fees#

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Article 20Vetting information#

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Article 21Notification of cessation of monitoring#

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Article 22Registers#

In Article 43 (Registers: duty to refer)—

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(b)in the table in paragraph (7) in entry 3, in column 1 (relevant register) for “Either of” substitute “Any of”.

Article 23Registers#

In Article 45 (Registers: notice of barring and cessation of monitoring), in paragraph (6)(a), omit “of entry 1 or 8”.

Article 24 #

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