The Children (Protection from Offenders) (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Amendment of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 and of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations 1991

2.—(1) Schedule 2 (definition of specified offence) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983(1) and Schedule 4 (definition of specified offence) of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations 1991(2) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph 2 of each Schedule after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) in a case where the offender was under 18 at the time the offence was committed, an offence contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861(3) (assault occasioning actual bodily harm); or”.

(3) In paragraph 9 of each Schedule omit “other than,” and insert—

“except for—

(a) in a case where the offender was under 18 at the time the offence was committed, an offence of assault; or

(b)”.

(4) In paragraph 13 of each Schedule—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a) insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(aa) in a case where the offender was under 18 at the time the offence was committed, an offence contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (assault occasioning actual bodily harm); or”;

• and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) omit “other than,” and for “1985” substitute “1885”.

(5) Paragraph 14 is omitted.

(1)

S.I. 1983/1964, amended by S.I. 1997/649 and S.I. 1997/2308.

(2)

S.I. 1991/910, amended by S.I. 1995/2015 and S.I. 1997/2308.

(3)

1861 c. 100.