Article 4 Exceptions – regulated activity relating to childrenI1

Northern Ireland

F1(1)

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(2)

The fostering of a child (C) is not to be treated as a regulated activity where—

(a)

a person (F) is F2barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children ;

(b)

C is being looked after by an authority within the meaning of Articles 25 and 26 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

(c)

the authority that looks after C is satisfied that C’s welfare requires that C is fostered by F; and

(d)

either—

(i)

F or a member of F’s household is a relative of C; or

(ii)

C was being fostered by F immediately before F was F3barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children .

Annotations

F1: Art. 4(1) omitted (10.9.2012) by virtue of The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/320), arts. 1, 3(3)(a)
F2: Words in art. 4(2)(a) substituted (10.9.2012) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/320), arts. 1, 3(3)(b)
F3: Words in art. 4(2)(d)(ii) substituted (10.9.2012) by The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/320), arts. 1, 3(3)(c)