The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Barring Procedure) Regulations 2008

The minimum barred period: persons included in the list maintained under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999

4.—(1) In relation to any person mentioned in regulation 3 who, at the point at which he is included in the children’s barred list, is included (otherwise than provisionally) in the list kept by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999—

(a) where the person was under the age of 18 at the date of the most recent restriction decision, subtract from the period of 5 years the period starting on the date of that restriction decision and ending on the date on which he is included by IBB in the children’s barred list;

(b) where the person had reached the age of 18 at the date of the most recent restriction decision, subtract from the period of 10 years the period starting on the date of that restriction decision and ending on the date on which he is included by IBB in the children’s barred list.

(2) In paragraph (1), restriction decision means a decision of—

(a) the Secretary of State—

(i) to include the person in the list kept under section 1of the Protection of Children Act 1999, or

(ii) not to remove the person from that list;

(b) the Tribunal not to direct the person’s removal from that list.