10 Persons disqualified from carrying on, or being employed in, registered homes.

1

This section applies to any person who has been convicted of any offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 or in Schedule 1 to the M1Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975, or has been placed on probation or discharged absolutely or conditionally for any such offence.

2

A person to whom this section applies shall not carry on or be otherwise concerned in the management of, or have any financial interest in, a registered home unless he has—

a

disclosed to the responsible authority the fact that he has been convicted or otherwise dealt with as mentioned in subsection (1) above, and

b

obtained their written consent.

3

A person shall not employ in a registered home a person to whom this section applies unless he, the employer, has—

a

disclosed to the responsible authority the fact that that person has been convicted or otherwise dealt with as mentioned in subsection (1) above, and

b

obtained their written consent.

4

Any person who—

a

contravenes subsection (2) above, or

b

knowingly employs a person to whom this section applies in contravention of subsection (3) above,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to both.