Protection of Children Bill

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Protection of Children Bill

This is the text of the Protection of Children Bill, as passed by the House of Commons and introduced in the House of Lords on 4th May 1999.

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department of Health with the consent of Lord Laming, are published separately as HL Bill 51- 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. Transitional provisions.

14. Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULE-

- The Tribunal.

© Parliamentary copyright 1999
Prepared 5 May 1999