The Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

Offences in Northern Ireland

3.—(1) An offence of rape.

(2) An offence under section 66, 69 or 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

(3) An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968.

(4) An offence under article 3 of the Protection of Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1978(1) (indecent photographs).

(5) An offence contrary to article 9 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1980(2) (inciting girl under 16 to have incestuous sexual intercourse).

(6) An offence contrary to article 15 of the Criminal Justice (Evidence etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1988(3) (possession of indecent photographs of children).

(7) An offence under sections 16 to 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (abuse of position of trust).

(8) An offence under any of the following—

(a) article 68 or 69(9) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (offences relating to the abduction of a child in care);

(b) article 132 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, or section 14 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968(4) (offences relating to child minding and day care);

(c) article 117 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, or section 9(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (offences relating to private fostering); or

(d) article 79(3), 81(4), 95(3) or 97(4) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, or section 127(5) or 129(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (offences relating to voluntary homes and children’s homes).

(1)

S.I.1978/1047 (N.I.17). Article 3 was amended by section 84(10) of the 1994 Act, section 41(2) of the 2000 Act and Schedule 1, paragraph 8 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 2003/1247) (N.I.13).

(2)

S.I.1980/704 (N.I.6).

(3)

S.I.1988/1847 (N.I.17). Article 15 was amended by sections 84(11) and 86(2) of the 1994 Act and section 41(4) of the 2000 Act.

(4)

This section and the sections of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 referred to in paragraphs (8)(c) and (d) were repealed by the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995