Protection of Children Bill

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Protection of Children Bill

This is the text of the Protection of Children Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 13 January 1999.

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Health with the consent of Ms Debra Shipley, the Member in charge of the Bill, are published separately as Bill 12--EN.

Protection of Children Bill

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

Department of Health list

Clause

1. Duty of Secretary of State to keep list.

2. Inclusion in list on reference to Secretary of State.

3. Inclusion in list on transfer from Consultancy Service Index.

4. Appeals against inclusion in list.

Department for Education and Employment list

5. Additional grounds for prohibiting or restricting employment.

6. Appeals against prohibition or restriction of employment.

General

7. Effect of inclusion in either list.

8. Searches of both lists under Part V of Police Act 1997.

9. The Tribunal.

Supplemental

10. Power to extend protection of Act.

11. Financial provisions.

12. Interpretation.

13. Transitory provision.

14. Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULE

The Tribunal.

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Prepared 18 February 1999