PART 2Consideration of cases

Information provided by IBB12

1

IBB may provide to either of the persons specified in paragraph (2) any information specified in paragraph (3).

2

The persons are—

a

the Department of Education for the purposes of its functions under the Teachers’ Superannuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19987;

b

the Secretary of State for the purposes of his functions under Part V of the Police Act 19978; and

c

the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of their functions under Part V9 of the Police Act 1997.

3

The information is—

a

information provided to IBB under paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to the 2007 Order;

b

the fact that a person is included in a barred list under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008;

c

the fact that a person is included in a barred list otherwise than as described in sub-paragraph (b);

d

the fact that IBB is considering including a person in a barred list;

e

the personal details of any person referred to in sub-paragraph (b), (c) or (d).

4

In paragraph (3) “personal details” includes the name (including any former name or alias), address, gender and date of birth of a person together with such further details as IBB consider are necessary to identify the person in question.

5

IBB may, at the request of a person (X) who meets the requirement specified in paragraph (6), inform that person whether a person (Y) is included in a barred list.

6

The requirement is that X satisfies IBB that X has a legitimate interest in knowing whether Y falls within paragraph (5).

7

If IBB

a

knows or thinks that a person appears on the register of teachers maintained under Article 35 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 199810, and

b

becomes aware of relevant information relating to that person,

it must provide that information to the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland11.

8

In paragraph (7) “relevant information” is information which—

a

relates to the protection of children or vulnerable adults in general, or

b

is relevant to the exercise of any function of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland,

and includes information specified in paragraph (3).