Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Care Tribunal (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 13 March 2009.

Amendment of the Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

2.—(1) The Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(2) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2) In regulation 1(2) at the end of the definition of “case”, after paragraph (i), add—

“(j)an appeal under Article 8(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the 2007 Order.”

(3) In regulation 4(7) after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)not to remove the applicant from—

(i)the children’s barred list, in a case to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 2007 Order applies; or

(ii)the adults’ barred list, in a case to which paragraph 8 of that Schedule applies;

(e)to include the applicant in—

(i)the children’s barred list, in a case to which paragraph 3 or 5 of that Schedule applies; or

(ii)the adults’ barred list, in a case to which paragraph 9 or 11 of that Schedule applies;

(f)not to remove the applicant from—

(i)the children’s barred list, in a case to which paragraph 17 or 18 of that Schedule applies; or

(ii)the adults’ barred list, in a case to which paragraph 17 or 18 of that Schedule applies,”

(4) In Schedule 7, in paragraph 1(1), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(d)not to remove the applicant from—

(i)the children’s barred list, in a case to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the 2007 Order applies; or

(ii)the adults’ barred list, in a case to which paragraph 8 of that Schedule applies;

(e)to include the applicant in—

(i)the children’s barred list, in a case to which paragraph 3 or 5 of that Schedule applies; or

(ii)the adults’ barred list, in a case to which paragraph 9 or 11 of that Schedule applies;

(f)not to remove the applicant from—

(i)the children’s barred list, in a case to which paragraph 17 or 18 of that Schedule applies; or

(ii)the adults’ barred list, in a case to which paragraph 17 or 18 of that Schedule applies,”,

(5) In Schedule 7, for sub-paragraph 1(3)(b) substitute—

“(b)give sufficient information to make it clear whether the application falls within sub-paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d)(i) or (ii), (e)(i) or (ii) or (f)(i) or (ii);”

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 6 February 2009.

Sean Holland

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety