Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords], As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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Secretary Alan Johnson NS4
To move the following Schedule:— Advice by IBB 5 IBB must provide the Secretary of State with such advice as he requests in connection with— (a) any decision in relation to the inclusion of
a person in the list kept under section 1 of the (b) any decision in relation to the inclusion of
a person in the list kept under section 81 of the (c) any decision in relation to a direction under
section 142 of the Existing restrictions relating to children 6 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who is— (a) included in the list kept under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (individuals considered unsuitable to work with children); (b) disqualified from working with children by virtue of an order of the court under section 28, 29 or 29A of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; (c) subject to a direction under section 142 of the Education Act 2002 (prohibition from teaching etc). (2) The Secretary of State may, by order, make such provision as he thinks appropriate— (a) requiring IBB to include the person in the children’s barred list; (b) requiring IBB to consider including the person in the children’s barred list; (c) as to circumstances in which the person may make representations to IBB and the time at which such representations may be made; (d) modifying the provisions of this Act so as to enable the person to engage in regulated activity of such description as is specified in the order in such circumstances as are so specified; (e) modifying anything done under paragraph 13 or in paragraphs 14 to 19 of Schedule 2 in connection with IBB’s consideration of any matter relating to the person. (3) An order under this paragraph may contain provision— (a) enabling the General Teaching Council for England to make determinations on an application by a person who has ceased to be subject to a direction under section 142 of the Education Act 2002 in relation to his eligibility for registration under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998; (b) enabling the General Teaching Council for Wales to make determinations on an application by a person who has ceased to be subject to a direction under section 142 of the Education Act 2002 in relation to his eligibility for registration under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998; (c) for the Secretary of State to prescribe the procedure in relation to an application as mentioned in paragraph (a); (d) for the Welsh Ministers to prescribe the procedure in relation to an application as mentioned in paragraph (b). Existing restrictions relating to vulnerable adults 7 (1) This paragraph applies to a person who is included in the list kept under section 81 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (individuals considered unsuitable to work with certain adults). (2) The Secretary of State may, by order, make such provision as he thinks appropriate— (a) requiring IBB to include the person in the adults’ barred list; (b) requiring IBB to consider including the person in the adults’ barred list; (c) as to circumstances in which the person may make representations to IBB and the time at which such representations may be made; (d) modifying the provisions of this Act so as to enable the person to engage in regulated activity of such description as is specified in the order in such circumstances as are so specified; (e) modifying anything done under paragraph 13 or in paragraphs 14 to 19 of Schedule 2 in connection with IBB’s consideration of any matter relating to the person. Existing restrictions: supplementary 8 An order under paragraph 2 or 3 may— (a) modify any criminal offence created by this Act; (b) create any new criminal offence, but the penalty for an offence created by virtue of this paragraph must not exceed level 5 on the standard scale. Modifications relating to monitoring 9 (1) The Secretary of State may by order provide that in relation to permission to engage in regulated activity having effect during the transitional period, references in section 11(1) and (1A) to ascertaining whether B is subject to monitoring in relation to an activity have effect as references to ascertaining whether B is barred from that activity. (2) The transitional period is the period— (a) beginning with the commencement of section 2, and (b) ending with the commencement of section 21.’. Secretary Alan Johnson 240 Page 50, line 36 [Schedule 4], leave out paragraphs 1 and 2 and insert— ‘1 This is the table referred to in sections (provision of vetting information) and (notification of cessation of monitoring)—
1A The Secretary of State may by order amend any of entries 1 to 18 in column 1 of the table.’ Secretary Alan Johnson 241 Page 53, line 8 [Schedule 4], leave out ‘and 6’ and insert ‘, 6, 9 and 13’. Judy Mallaber
242 Page 46, line 35 [Schedule 3], at end insert— ‘(f) providing information on the past or present whereabouts of any legal minor where that information is derived from any electronic communications network within the meaning of section 32 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).’. |
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