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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 2006 CHAPTER 47 An Act to make provision in connection with the protection of children and vulnerable adults. [8th November 2006] Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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Table of Content

1. [ F1 Independent Safeguarding Authority ] E+W+N.I.

2. Barred lists E+W

3. Barred persons E+W

4. Regulated activity E+W

5. Regulated activity providers E+W

6. Restrictions on participating in regulated activity E+W

7. Barred person not to engage in regulated activity E+W

8. Person not to engage in regulated activity unless subject to monitoring E+W

9. Use of barred person for regulated activity E+W

10. Use of person not subject to monitoring for regulated activity E+W

11. Regulated activity provider: failure to check E+W

12. Personnel suppliers: failure to check E+W

13. Educational establishments: check on members of governing body E+W

14. Office holders: offences E+W

15. Exceptions E+W

16. Exception to requirement to make monitoring check E+W

17. Offences: supplementary E+W

18. Offences: companies &c. E+W

19. Offences: other persons E+W

20. Controlled activity E+W

21. Controlled activity relating to children E+W

22. Controlled activity relating to vulnerable adults E+W

23. Monitoring E+W+N.I.

24. Monitoring: power to prescribe additional fees E+W+N.I.

25. Monitoring: fees E+W

26. Prohibition of requirement to produce certain records E+W

28. Independent monitor

29. Notices and information E+W

30. Provision of vetting information E+W

31. Meaning of relevant information in section 30 E+W

32. Notification of cessation of monitoring E+W

33. Cessation of registration E+W

34. Declarations under sections 30 and 32 E+W

35. Regulated activity providers: duty to refer E+W

36. Personnel suppliers: duty to refer E+W

37. Regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request &c. E+W

38. Local authority information and referrals E+W

39. Local authorities: [ F76 power ] to refer E+W

40. Professional bodies and supervisory authorities E+W

41. Registers: [ F83 power ] to refer E+W

42. Registers: duty to provide information on request E+W

43. Registers: [ F99 provision of barring information to keepers of registers ] E+W

44. Registers: power to apply for vetting information E+W

45. Supervisory authorities: [ F108 power ] to refer E+W

46. Supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request E+W

47. Supervisory authorities: power to apply for [ F125 certain barring ] information E+W

48. Supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of children E+W

49. Supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of vulnerable adults E+W

50. [ F156 Provision of information to the police [ F157 etc. ] E+W+N.I.

50. Crown E+W

51. Miscellaneous E+W+N.I.

52. Referrals: findings of fact immaterial E+W

53. Fostering E+W

54. Devolution: alignment E+W

55. Northern Ireland E+W+N.I.

56. General E+W+N.I.

57. Damages E+W

58. Family and personal relationships E+W

59. Vulnerable adults E+W+N.I.

60. Interpretation E+W+N.I.

61. Orders and regulations E+W+N.I.

62. Transitional provision E+W

63. Amendments and repeals E+W

64. Supplementary, incidental, consequential &c. provision E+W

65. Commencement E+W+N.I.

66. Extent E+W+N.I.

67. Suitability information relating to children

113. Suitability information relating to vulnerable adults

113. Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) E+W

1. [ F1 Independent Safeguarding Authority ] E+W+N.I.

2. Barred lists E+W

3. Barred persons E+W

4. Regulated activity E+W

5. Regulated activity providers E+W

6. Restrictions on participating in regulated activity E+W

7. Barred person not to engage in regulated activity E+W

8. Person not to engage in regulated activity unless subject to monitoring E+W

9. Use of barred person for regulated activity E+W

10. Use of person not subject to monitoring for regulated activity E+W

11. Regulated activity provider: failure to check E+W

12. Personnel suppliers: failure to check E+W

13. Educational establishments: check on members of governing body E+W

14. Office holders: offences E+W

15. Exceptions E+W

16. Exception to requirement to make monitoring check E+W

17. Offences: supplementary E+W

18. Offences: companies &c. E+W

19. Offences: other persons E+W

20. Controlled activity E+W

21. Controlled activity relating to children E+W

22. Controlled activity relating to vulnerable adults E+W

23. Monitoring E+W+N.I.

24. Monitoring: power to prescribe additional fees E+W+N.I.

25. Monitoring: fees E+W

26. Prohibition of requirement to produce certain records E+W

28. Independent monitor

29. Notices and information E+W

30. Provision of vetting information E+W

31. Meaning of relevant information in section 30 E+W

32. Notification of cessation of monitoring E+W

33. Cessation of registration E+W

34. Declarations under sections 30 and 32 E+W

35. Regulated activity providers: duty to refer E+W

36. Personnel suppliers: duty to refer E+W

37. Regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request &c. E+W

38. Local authority information and referrals E+W

39. Local authorities: [ F76 power ] to refer E+W

40. Professional bodies and supervisory authorities E+W

41. Registers: [ F83 power ] to refer E+W

42. Registers: duty to provide information on request E+W

43. Registers: [ F99 provision of barring information to keepers of registers ] E+W

44. Registers: power to apply for vetting information E+W

45. Supervisory authorities: [ F108 power ] to refer E+W

46. Supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request E+W

47. Supervisory authorities: power to apply for [ F125 certain barring ] information E+W

48. Supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of children E+W

49. Supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of vulnerable adults E+W

50. [ F156 Provision of information to the police [ F157 etc. ] E+W+N.I.

50. Crown E+W

51. Miscellaneous E+W+N.I.

52. Referrals: findings of fact immaterial E+W

53. Fostering E+W

54. Devolution: alignment E+W

55. Northern Ireland E+W+N.I.

56. General E+W+N.I.

57. Damages E+W

58. Family and personal relationships E+W

59. Vulnerable adults E+W+N.I.

60. Interpretation E+W+N.I.

61. Orders and regulations E+W+N.I.

62. Transitional provision E+W

63. Amendments and repeals E+W

64. Supplementary, incidental, consequential &c. provision E+W

65. Commencement E+W+N.I.

66. Extent E+W+N.I.

67. Suitability information relating to children

113. Suitability information relating to vulnerable adults

113. Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) E+W

Section 1

1. [ F1 Independent Safeguarding Authority ] E+W+N.I.

[ F2 (1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the [ F1 Independent Safeguarding Authority ] (“ [ F1 ISA ] ”). (2) Schedule 1 makes provision relating to [ F1 ISA ] . (3) Schedule 2 (transfers to [ F1 ISA ] ) has effect. ] Textual Amendments F1 Words in s. 1 substituted (12.11.2009) by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) , ss. 81(2)(3)(m)(i) , 116(5)(a) F2 S. 1 ceases to have effect (1.12.2012) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006) , arts. 1(1) , 112 (with Pt. 4 ) Commencement Information I1 S. 1 in force at 2.1.2008 for E.W. by S.I. 2007/3545 , art. 3 I2 S. 1 in force at 31.3.2008 for N.I. by S.I. 2008/930 , art. 2(a)

Section 2

2. Barred lists E+W

(1) [ F3 DBS ] must F4 ... maintain— (a) the children's barred list; (b) the adults' barred list. (2) Part 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purpose of determining whether an individual is included in the children's barred list. (3) Part 2 of that Schedule applies for the purpose of determining whether an individual is included in the adults' barred list. (4) Part 3 of that Schedule contains supplementary provision. (5) In respect of an individual who is included in a barred list, [ F3 DBS ] must keep other information of such description as is prescribed. Textual Amendments F3 Word in s. 2 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006) , arts. 1(1) , 3(a) (with Pt. 4 ) F4 Words in s. 2 omitted (1.12.2012) by virtue of The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006) , arts. 1(1) , 4 (with Pt. 4 ) Commencement Information I3 S. 2 in force at 11.2.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545 , art. 4(a) I4 S. 2 in force at 20.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/39 , art. 2(1)(a) I5 S. 2 in force at 12.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2611 , art. 2 , Sch. I6 S. 2(2)(3) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545 , art. 2(a) I7 S. 2(2)-(4) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320 , art. 5(o) I8 S. 2(4) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545 , art. 2(b) I9 S. 2(4) in force at 19.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1320 , art. 4(v) I10 S. 2(5) in force at 31.12.2007 for specified purposes by S.I. 2007/3545 , art. 2(c)

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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)

1. [ F1 Independent Safeguarding Authority ] E+W+N.I.

2. Barred lists E+W

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)

1. [ F1 Independent Safeguarding Authority ] E+W+N.I.

2. Barred lists E+W