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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 61(3) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Children And Young Persons, England And Wales

Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales

Made 2010

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23(1), 61(5) and 64(1)(a) and (3) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 7(1), 8(1) and 24(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006^f1:

In accordance with section 56(3)(q) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers:

A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 61(3) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2006 c. 47. Each of paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 7(1) and 8(1) of Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (“the Act”) refers to criteria prescribed for the purposes of the relevant paragraph. Paragraph 24 of Schedule 3 to the Act makes provision as to the criteria that may be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 1(1), 2(1), 7(1) and 8(1) of that Schedule. Paragraph 24(2) was amended by S.I. 2008/3050. Section 60(1) of the Act defines “prescribed” as meaning prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.