The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Supervisory authorities: notification of barring, etc in respect of childrenN.I.

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

50.—(1) This Article applies if—

(a)a person is F1... included in the children's barred list,

(b)the Secretary of State becomes aware that a person is subject to a relevant children's disqualification, F2...

F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) The Secretary of State must notify every interested supervisory authority of the circumstance mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) (as the case may be) of paragraph (1).

(3) A supervisory authority is an interested supervisory authority only if—

(a)it has applied to the Secretary of State to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) occurs in relation to the person, and

(b)the application has not been withdrawn.

(4) A supervisory authority may apply to the Secretary of State under paragraph (3)(a) only if the notification is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority mentioned in Article 47(7).

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b) an application is withdrawn if the supervisory authority notifies the Secretary of State that it no longer wishes to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) occurs in relation to the person.

(6) A person is subject to a relevant children's disqualification if he is included in a list maintained under the law of England and Wales or Scotland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the children's barred list.

(7) The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances a supervisory authority is not an interested supervisory authority for the purposes of this Article.

(8) The Secretary of State may [F3determine] the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this Article.

Textual Amendments

F3Word in art. 50(8) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(3)(g); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)

Commencement Information

I1Art. 50 partly in operation; art. 50 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 50(6)(7)(8) in operation for certain purposes at 29.5.2008 by S.R. 2008/233, art. 4(t), art. 5(k)