Children And Young Persons, England And Wales Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2012 and, subject to paragraph (2), comes into force on 10th September 2012. 2 Articles 4 to 9 of this Order come into force on 10th September 2012 immediately after the commencement of section 66 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 . 3 In this Order “ the Act ” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 4 This Order extends to England and Wales. Relevant disqualifications 2 For the purposes of sections 43(7) and 48(6) of the Act, each of the following is a list corresponding to the children’s barred list— a the list maintained under section 1(1)(a) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 ; b the list maintained under Article 6(1)(a) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 . 3 For the purposes of sections 43(7) and 49(6) of the Act, each of the following is a list corresponding to the adults’ barred list— a the list maintained under section 1(1)(b) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; b the list maintained under Article 6(1)(b) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007. Exceptions from regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults 4 The provision to an adult of health care (as defined in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 4 to the Act ) by a person who is not, but who acts under the direction or supervision of, a health care professional (as defined in paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 4 to the Act ) is not to be treated as a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults where that health care— a is provided under regulations under Part 6 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or Part 6 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 in practice premises or as mobile services; or b is provided in a registered pharmacy (within the meaning of Part IV of the Medicines Act 1968 ). 5 For the purposes of article 4— a “practice premises” means practice premises within the meaning of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008 or, in relation to services provided in Wales, means registered premises in relation to a contractor as defined in the National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023 ; b “mobile services” means mobile services within the meaning of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008 or the National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023 . 6 The provision to an adult of physical assistance in connection with the care of hair (within the meaning of paragraph 7(3B)(a)(vi) of Schedule 4 to the Act ) is not to be treated as a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults where that assistance relates solely to the cutting of the adult’s hair. Schedule 7 amendments 7 Schedule 7 to the 2006 Act is amended as follows. 8 At the end of the table in paragraph 1 insert the following entry— Table 1 Column 1 Column 2 19. The Independent Safeguarding Authority in relation to members and employees and prospective members and employees of the Independent Safeguarding Authority Children and vulnerable adults 9 In paragraph 3 in sub-paragraph (2) for “1, 2, 5, 6, 9 and 13” substitute “1, 5 and 9”. James Brokenshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 14th August 2012