Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups PART 1 Introduction Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and comes into operation on 1st April 2010. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the 2007 Order ” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007. PART 2 Regulated activity relating to children Regulated activity: children 3 Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (regulated activity relating to children) is amended in accordance with Articles 4 to 6. 4 1 Paragraph 1 (general) is amended as follows. 2 After sub-paragraph (7) insert— 7A The exercise of a function under Article 130 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 , so far as it gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with children is a regulated activity relating to children. . 3 In sub-paragraph (8) for the words from “relates” to “paragraph 3(1)” substitute “gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with children”. 4 Omit sub-paragraph (9). 5 Omit sub-paragraph (10). 6 Omit sub-paragraph (11). 7 In sub-paragraph (12), for “(8) or (9)” substitute “(7A) or (8)”. 5 In paragraph 3(1) (establishments)— a omit the words “and (8)”; and b after paragraph (b) insert— bb premises which are used for the provision of education by an education and library board or on its behalf, which do not fall within paragraph (a) or (b); . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults Regulated activity: vulnerable adults 7 Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults) is amended in accordance with Articles 8 and 9. 8 1 Paragraph 7 (regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults) is amended as follows. 2 In sub-paragraph (5) for “ or (4)” substitute “, (4) or (6)”. 3 For sub-paragraph (6) substitute— 6 The exercise of a function of the following so far as it gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with vulnerable adults, is a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults— a the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland; b RQIA . . 4 Omit sub-paragraph (7). 5 Omit sub-paragraph (8). 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 The period condition Regulated activity: the period condition 10 In Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (the period condition), in paragraph 10(1) for “two” substitute “three”. Controlled activity: the period condition 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 Devolution alignment Provision of information by the Independent Safeguarding Authority to a police force in England, Wales or Scotland 12 In Article 52A(1) of the 2007 Order, after “Police Service of Northern Ireland” insert “or the chief constable of a police force in England, Wales or Scotland”. PART 6 Miscellaneous amendments to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 13 The 2007 Order is amended in accordance with Articles 14 to 24. Definition of institution of further education 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendments to references to the Regulation and Improvement Authority 15 1 In Article 2(2) (Interpretation) for the definition of “the Regulation and Improvement Authority” substitute— “RQIA” means the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority; . 2 In Article 47(7) and paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 2 for “the Regulation and Improvement Authority” substitute “RQIA”. Educational establishments: members of governing body subject to monitoring 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational establishments: check on members of governing body 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring application 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring: additional fees 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vetting information 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notification of cessation of monitoring 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registers 22 In Article 43 (Registers: duty to refer)— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b in the table in paragraph (7) in entry 3, in column 1 (relevant register) for “Either of” substitute “Any of”. 23 In Article 45 (Registers: notice of barring and cessation of monitoring), in paragraph (6)(a), omit “of entry 1 or 8”. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Goggins Minister of State Northern Ireland Office 9th February 2010