# The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, Article 3A

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to paragraph (1A), neither section 4(2) of, nor paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 2 to, the Act applies to a question to which paragraph (2) or (3) applies.
(1A) Paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to a protected caution or a protected conviction.
(2) This paragraph applies to any question asked by or on behalf of any person (“A”), in the course of the duties of A’s office or employment, in order to assess the suitability of the person to whom the question relates (“B”) for any work which is a controlled activity relating to children within the meaning of section 21 of the 2006 Act as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of section 68 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, where the person questioned is told at the time the question is asked, that by virtue of this Order, spent convictions are to be disclosed but only if that person knows that B—
(a) is a person barred from regulated activity relating to children within the meaning of section 3(2) of the 2006 Act;
(b) is included in the list kept under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999; or
(c) is subject to a direction made under section 142 of the Education Act 2002.
(3) This paragraph applies to any question asked by or on behalf of any person (“A”), in the course of the duties of A’s office or employment, in order to assess the suitability of the person to whom the question relates (“B”) for any work which is a controlled activity relating to vulnerable adults within the meaning of section 22 of the 2006 Act as it had effect immediately before the coming into force of section 68 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, where the person questioned is told at the time the question is asked, that by virtue of this Order, spent convictions are to be disclosed but only if that person knows that B—
(a) is a person barred from regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults within the meaning of section 3(3) of the 2006 Act; or
(b) is included in the list kept under section 81 of the Care Standards Act 2000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/1023/article/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974-exceptions-order-1975/article-3A
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