Loading…eh

🔆 📖 ➕ 👤

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 446

POLICE

The Police Act 1997 (Enhanced Criminal Record Certificates) (Protection of Vulnerable Adults) Regulations 2002

Made

28th February 2002

Coming into force

1st March 2002

Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been laid and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 115(4) of the Police Act 1997( 1 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Act 1997 (Enhanced Criminal Record Certificates) (Protection of Vulnerable Adults) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st March 2002.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Definition of vulnerable adult

2. —(1) In these Regulations “vulnerable adult” means a person aged 18 or over who is receiving services of a type listed in paragraph (2) below and in consequence of a condition of a type listed in paragraph (3) below has a disability of a type listed in paragraph (4) below.

(2) The services are—

(a) accommodation and nursing or personal care in a care home;

(b) personal care or nursing or support to live independently in his own home;

(c) any services provided by an independent hospital, independent clinic, independent medical agency or National Health Service body;

(d) social care services; or

(e) any services provided in an establishment catering for a person with learning difficulties.

(3) The conditions are—

(a) a learning or physical disability;

(b) a physical or mental illness, chronic or otherwise, including an addiction to alcohol or drugs; or

(c) a reduction in physical or mental capacity.

(4) The disabilities are—

(a) a dependency upon others in the performance of, or a requirement for assistance in the performance of, basic physical functions;

(b) severe impairment in the ability to communicate with others; or

(c) impairment in a person’s ability to protect himself from assault, abuse or neglect.

(5) In this regulation “care home”, “independent clinic”, “independent hospital”, “independent medical agency” and “National Health Service body” have the same meanings as in the Care Standards Act 2000 ( 2 ).

Positions specified for the purposes of section 115(4) of the Police Act 1997

3. A position is specified for the purposes of section 115(4) of the Police Act 1997 if it is of a kind which enables a person to have regular contact in the course of his duties with a vulnerable adult.

John Denham

Minister of State

Home Office

28th February 2002

( 1 )

1997 c. 50 ; to which there are amendments (which are not yet in force) which are not relevant to the subject matter of these Regulations.

( 2 )

2000 c. 14 .

Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
The Police Act 1997 (Enhanced Criminal Record Certificates) (Protection of Vulnerable Adults) Regulations 2002 (2002/446)
Version from: original only

Displaying information

Status of this instrument

in force Provision is in force
in force* In force only for specified purposes (see footnote)
not in force Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
defined term Defined term
dfn Defined term (alternative style)
footnote commentary transitional and savings in force status related provisions geo extent insert/omit source count in force adj
Defined Term Section/Article ID Scope of Application
care home reg. 2. def_b3403be95d
independent clinic reg. 2. def_52d1b083ee
independent hospital reg. 2. def_ff91c1c6ad
independent medical agency reg. 2. def_9a20fe1130
National Health Service body reg. 2. def_56598d6095
vulnerable adult reg. 2. def_21392e1696

Status of changes to instrument text

The list includes made instruments, both those in force and those yet to come into force. Typically, instruments that are not yet in force (hence their changes are not incorporated into the text above) are indicated by description 'not yet' in the changes made column.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.