Article 1Citation and commencement#
This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 and shall come into operation on 17th February 2026.
Article 2Interpretation#
In this Order “the 1979 Order” means the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979.
Article 3Amendment of the 1979 Order#
(1)The 1979 Order is amended as follows.
(2)After Article 2(1)(o) insert—“p any question asked by or on behalf of any person, in the course of his work, in order to assess the suitability of an individual to act as an adult restorative justice practitioner, where the question relates to the individual whose suitability is being assessed, and where the person to whom the question relates is informed at the time the question is asked that, by virtue of this order, spent convictions are to be disclosed.q any question asked by or on behalf of a person who seeks to employ or engage a self-employed person or a person as a personal employee, in order to assess the suitability of the person to whom the question relates for any work specified in paragraph 11, 13, 21 or 22 of Part II of Schedule 1, and where the person to whom the question relates is informed at the time the question is asked that, by virtue of this order, spent convictions are to be disclosed.”
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