Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 365
Police, England And Wales
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025
Made
19th March 2025
Coming into force
20th March 2025
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 64(2)(a) and (3) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(1).
In accordance with section 56(3)(o) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers.
In accordance with section 61(3) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Amendment) (Provision of Information) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
2.—(1)The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 50A(3) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(provision of information to the police etc.)(2)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (a), for “, and” substitute a semicolon;
(b)at the end of paragraph (b), insert—
“;
(c)the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police Force;
(d)the Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary;
(e)the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police;
(f)the Director General of the National Crime Agency;
(g)the Provost Marshal of the Royal Navy Police;
(h)the Provost Marshal of the Royal Military Police;
(i)the Provost Marshal of the Royal Air Force Police;
(j)the Provost Marshal for serious crime;
(k)the Chief Constable of the Isle of Man Constabulary;
(l)the Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police Force;
(m)the Chief Officer of the salaried police force of the Island of Guernsey.”.
Jess Phillips
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Home Office
19th March 2025
Section 50A was inserted by section 88 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26). Subsection 3 was inserted by S.I. 2010/1154 and amended by paragraph 65(3) and (4) of Schedule 9 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) and S.I. 2013/602. There are other amendments to section 50A that are not relevant to this Order.