Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 1797
Children And Young Persons, England And Wales
Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009
Made
3rd July 2009
Laid before Parliament
10th July 2009
Coming into force
12th October 2009
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2)(b) and (3)(b), 45(9) and 59(11) of, and paragraphs 6 and 9 of Schedule 4 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(1), makes the following Order:
In accordance with section 56(3)(n) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers:
In accordance with section 56(2)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Welsh Ministers:
Citation, commencement and interpretationI1
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 and comes into force on 12th October 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 ;
“relative” has the same meaning as in section 105(1) of the Children Act 1989 ( 2 ).
Vulnerable adults
F12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exceptions - regulated activity relating to childrenI2
F23.—(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The fostering of a child (C) is not to be treated as a regulated activity where—
(a)a person (F) is [F3barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to childrenF3] ,
(b)C is being looked after by a local authority within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989[F4 or section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014,F4] ,
(c)the local authority that looks after C is satisfied that C’s welfare requires that C is fostered by F, and
(d)either—
(i)F or a member of F’s household is a relative of C, or
(ii)C was being fostered by F immediately before F was [F5barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to childrenF5] .
Exception – regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults
F64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barred ListsI3
5. For the purposes of—
(a)section 3(2)(b) of the Act, the list maintained under Article 6(1)(a) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007(3) is specified as a list corresponding with the children’s barred list;
(b)section 3(3)(b) of the Act, the list maintained under Article 6(1)(b) of that Order is specified as a list corresponding with the adults’ barred list.
Welsh Ministers - functions under the Children Act 1989I4
6. In section 45(7)(4) of the Act, after paragraph (e) insert—
“(ea)the Welsh Ministers in the exercise of their functions under Part 10A, Part 11 or Part 12 of the Children Act 1989;”.
Delyth Morgan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
3rd July 2009
1989 c. 41. The definition of “relative” was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33).
S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)
Section 45(7) of the Act has been amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) but the amendments were not in force on the making of this Order.