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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Skills,
are published separately as Bill 194—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Parmjit Dhanda has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL] are
compatible with the Convention rights.
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [HL]
Contents
Barring
1    Independent Barring Board
2    Barred lists
3    Barred persons
4    Appeals
Regulated activity
5    Regulated activity
Regulated activity providers
6    Regulated activity providers
Restrictions on participating in regulated activity
7    Barred person not to engage in regulated activity
8    Person not to engage in regulated activity unless subject to monitoring
9    Use of barred person for regulated activity
10    Use of person not subject to monitoring for regulated activity
11    Regulated activity provider: failure to check
12    Educational establishments: check on members of governing body
13    Personnel suppliers and regulated activity
14    Exception to requirement to make monitoring check
15    NHS employment
16    Offences: companies etc.
17    Offences: employees
Controlled activity
18    Controlled activity relating to children
19    Controlled activity relating to vulnerable adults
20    Controlled activity: guidance
Monitoring
21    Monitoring
22    Ceasing monitoring
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23    Independent monitor
24    Part 5 of the Police Act 1997: code of practice
Notices and information
25    Provision of vetting information
26    Notice of barring and cessation of monitoring
27    Regulated activity providers: duty to refer
28    Personnel suppliers: duty to refer
29    Regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request etc.
30    Duty to provide information: offences
Local authority information and referrals
31    Local authorities: duty to refer
32    Local authorities: duty to provide information on request
Professional bodies and supervisory authorities
33    Registers: duty to refer
34    Registers: duty to provide information on request
35    Registers: notice of barring and cessation of monitoring
36    Supervisory authorities: duty to refer
37    Supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request
38    Provision of information to supervisory authorities
Miscellaneous
39    Power to require certain information to be obtained
40    National Assembly for Wales
41    Northern Ireland
General
42    Damages
43    Family and personal relationships
44    Vulnerable adults
45    Interpretation
46    Orders and regulations
47    Amendments and repeals
48    Supplementary, incidental, consequential etc. provision
49    Commencement
50    Extent
51    Short title
Schedule 1   —    Independent Barring Board
Schedule 2   —    Barred lists
Part 1   —
Children’s barred list
Part 2   —
Adults’ barred list
Part 3   —
Supplementary
Schedule 3   —    Regulated Activity
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Part 1   —
Regulated activity relating to children
Part 2   —
Regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults
Schedule 4   —    Vetting Information
Schedule 5   —    Amendments
Schedule 6   —    Repeals

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