Explanatory Memorandum to Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 Explanatory Memorandum

Article 15: Regulated provider: failure to check

Article 15 makes it an offence for a regulated activity provider to permit an individual to engage in regulated activity without ascertaining that they are subject to monitoring in relation to the activity. The regulated activity provider must ascertain whether the individual is subject to monitoring in accordance with the prescribed part of Schedule 3. Paragraph (5) ensures this offence does not apply if the individual is under 16 years old.

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