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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-commencement-no-2-order-2008/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1320",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-commencement-no-2-order-2008",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 19th May 2008 for the purposes of making regulations under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006",
  "text": "19th May 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act for the purposes of making regulations—\n(a) section 11(2) (regulated activity provider: failure to check);\n(b) section 13(1) and (5) (educational establishments: check on members of governing body);\n(c) section 14(1), (2) and (3) (office holders: offences);\n(d) section 24(1)(c) and (d), (8)(a) and (c), (10), (11) and (12)(d) (monitoring);\n(e) section 26(1) (ceasing monitoring);\n(f) section 30(7) and (8) (provision of vetting information);\n(g) section 32(10) (notification of cessation of monitoring);\n(h) section 33(3) and (4)(b) (cessation of registration);\n(i) section 35(1) (regulated activity providers: duty to refer);\n(j) section 36(1), (2) and (3) (personnel suppliers: duty to refer);\n(k) section 37(2) (regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request &c.);\n(l) section 39(1) and (5) (local authorities: duty to refer);\n(m) section 40(2) (local authorities: duty to provide information on request);\n(n) section 41(1) and (5) (registers: duty to refer);\n(o) section 42(2) (registers: duty to provide information on request);\n(p) section 44(7) (registers: power to apply for vetting information);\n(q) section 45(1) and (5) (supervisory authorities: duty to refer);\n(r) section 46(1)(a) and (2) (supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request);\n(s) section 47(7) (supervisory authorities: power to apply for vetting information);\n(t) section 48(7) and (8) (supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of children);\n(u) section 49(7) and (8) (supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of vulnerable adults);\n(v) paragraphs 19(1)(b) and 21 of Schedule 3 (barred lists) and section 2(4) (barred lists) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;\n(w) paragraphs 2(1)(f) and 7(1)(f) of Schedule 4 (regulated activity) and section 5(1) and (2) (regulated activity) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;\n(x) paragraphs 1(1), 2(1)(a), 3(1)(c) and (2), 4(1)(c) and (2), 5, 6(1)(c) and (2), 7(1)(c) and (2), 8, 9(1)(c) and (2) and 10(1)(c) and (2) of Schedule 5 (appropriate verification);\n(y) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 6 (employment businesses: failure to check) and section 12(1) (personnel suppliers: failure to check) in so far as it relates to that paragraph;\n(z) paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 (vetting information).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1320/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:30:51.317882+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."
}