The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults

24.  The conveying, or assistance provided in the conveying, of any adult who needs to be conveyed by reason of age, illness or disability is regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults under paragraph 7(1)(f) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order in the following circumstances—

(a) the conveying is on behalf of an organisation, whether or not the person who does, or assists in, such conveying is employed by that organisation;

(b) the conveying is to or from a place in which the adult will receive, or has received, health care (as defined in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order(1)), relevant personal care (as defined in paragraph 7(3B) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order(2)) or relevant social work (as defined in paragraph 7(3C) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order(3)); and

(c) the person does, or assists in, such conveying for the purpose of enabling the adult to receive that health care, relevant personal care or relevant social work (as the case may be).

(1)

Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order was substituted by section 78 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 of, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

(2)

Paragraph 7(3B) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order was inserted by section 78 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 of, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

(3)

Paragraph 7(3C) of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order was inserted by section 78 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 of, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.