The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009

Amendments to the Education (Provision of Information by Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003

7.—(1) In regulation 8 of the Education (Provision of Information by Independent Schools) (England) Regulations 2003(1)—

(a) omit paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (2);

(b) in paragraph (1) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Independent Barring Board established under section 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(2)”.

(2) After regulation 10 of those Regulations, insert—

“Provision of information

10A.   The Independent Barring Board established under section 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 must, at the request of the Secretary of State, inform the Secretary of State whether the Independent Barring Board has received information from the proprietor of a specified school in relation to a specified person pursuant to regulation 8. ”.

(3) In Part 5 of the Schedule to those Regulations, in paragraph 20 for “of the Secretary of State’s functions under section 142 of the 2002 Act” substitute “by the Independent Barring Board established under section 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 of its functions under Schedule 3 to that Act”.

(1)

S.I. 2003/1934. Regulation 8 was amended by S.I. 2004/3373.

(2)

2006 c.47.