4.—(1) Section 113A(1)(1) of the Police Act 1997 does not apply if the exempted question referred to in section 113A(2)(b) relates to the assessment of the suitability of a person for any work which is a controlled activity relating to children or a controlled activity relating to vulnerable adults.
(2) After section 113A(9) of the Police Act 1997, insert—
“(10) This section is subject to regulation 4 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2010.”.
Section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and amended by section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 9 to, the Act, section 50(1) and (3) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4) and articles 2 and 3 of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Electronic Communications) Order 2009, S.I. 2009/203.