PART 7Provisions relating to Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
Regulated activity relating to Children
Definition of relevant child care premises25
1
Paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Act is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (2)(c), after “any form of” insert “child minding or”.
3
After sub-paragraph 3(2) insert—
3
But premises on which a person carries on childcare or child minding are not relevant childcare premises if the premises are the home of a parent of at least one child to whom the childcare or child minding is provided.
4
For the purposes of paragraph (3) “parent” includes any person who has parental responsibility for a child or who has care of a child.
5
“Parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989.
Office holders and other amendments to paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act26
1
Paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “member of” insert “or clerk to”.
3
In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
person appointed by the governing body of a maintained school to serve on a committee established by that body;
ab
chief executive of a local authority that has any education functions or social services functions;
4
In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (o) insert—
p
an individual carrying on or managing a regulated establishment or agency which provides care, accommodation or services wholly or mainly for or in relation to children;
q
a person appointed under section 27(1)(a) of the Children Act 200432 as the lead director for children and young people’s services (Wales);
r
Children’s Rights Director appointed under section 120 of the Education and Inspections Act 200633 and a person whose duties consist wholly or mainly of assisting the Director in the exercise of the Director’s functions.
5
After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
1A
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), a person is a clerk to the governing body of an educational establishment mentioned in section 8(5) if—
a
the person is appointed in accordance with regulations under section 23 of the Education Act 2002 as a clerk to the governing body of a maintained school, or
b
the person is appointed in relation to the governing body of any other educational establishment mentioned in section 8(5) and has functions similar to those of a person falling within paragraph (a).
1B
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(p) an establishment or agency is a regulated establishment or agency if the person carrying it on or managing it is required to be registered in respect of it under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000.
6
In sub-paragraph (7), after the definition of “local authority” insert—
“maintained school” has the same meaning as in section 39 of the Education Act
2002;