# Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Section 60: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+N.I.

(1) In this Act—
“ adult ” means a person who has attained the age of 18;
“the adults' barred list” must be construed in accordance with section 2(1)(b);
“barred list” means the children's barred list or the adults' barred list;
“child” means a person who has not attained the age of 18;
“the children's barred list” must be construed in accordance with section 2(1)(a);
“DBS” means the Disclosure and Barring Service established by section 87(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012;
“educational institution” includes any training provider (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18)), whether or not the training provider would otherwise be regarded as an institution;
“employment agency” and “employment business” must be construed in accordance with the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (c. 35);
“personnel supplier” means—
(a)a person carrying on an employment agency or an employment business, or
(b)an educational institution which supplies to another person a student who is following a course at the institution, for the purpose of enabling the student to obtain experience of engaging in regulated ... activity;
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
“supervisory authority” must be construed in accordance with section 45(7);
“vulnerable adult” means any adult to whom an activity which is a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults by virtue of any paragraph of paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 4 is provided.
(2) A reference (however expressed) to a person being barred must be construed in accordance with section 3.
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(4) Nothing in this Act affects any power to provide information that exists apart from this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/47/section/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006/section-60
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