{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-18.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2003/424",
  "legislation_title": "The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-2003",
  "path": "article/18",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Child protection measures",
  "text": "(1) It shall be the duty of the Board of Governors of a grant-aided school—\n(a) to determine the measures to be taken at the school (whether by the Board of Governors, the staff of the school or other persons) with a view to protecting pupils from abuse (whether at school or elsewhere);\n(b) to review those measures—\n(i) from time to time; and\n(ii) (without prejudice to head (i)) at such times as the Department may direct;\n(c) in determining or reviewing those measures to have regard to any guidance given by the Department, the Authority ... and (in the case of a Catholic maintained school) the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools;\n(d) to prepare a written statement of such measures and to secure that—\n(i) a copy of that statement is given (free of charge) to the parents of all registered pupils at the school and to the staff of the school; and\n(ii) copies of the statement are available for inspection (at all reasonable times and free of charge) at the school; and\n(e) to secure that such measures are taken.\n(2) Directions under paragraph (1)(b)(ii) may be given—\n(a) in relation to grant-aided schools generally;\n(b) in relation to a class or description of grant-aided school; or\n(c) in relation to any particular grant-aided school or schools.\n(3) In this Article “abuse” includes sexual abuse and abuse causing physical or mental harm to a child.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), s. 7(2)(c), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 18(1)(c) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), s. 7(2)(c), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/424/article/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:40:17.515738+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}