{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-miscellaneous-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-miscellaneous-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2009/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/305",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-miscellaneous-provisions-order-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Exceptions – regulated activity relating to children",
  "text": "(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) The fostering of a child (C) is not to be treated as a regulated activity where—\n(a) a person (F) is barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children ;\n(b) C is being looked after by an authority within the meaning of Articles 25 and 26 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;\n(c) the authority that looks after C is satisfied that C’s welfare requires that C is fostered by F; and\n(d) either—\n(i) F or a member of F’s household is a relative of C; or\n(ii) C was being fostered by F immediately before F was barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 4 in operation at 12.10.2009, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/305/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:30:41.413974+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."
}