Part 1The lists

Removal from list

26Determination of application for removal from list

1

Ministers must determine a competent application for removal from the children’s list—

a

where they are satisfied that the applicant is no longer unsuitable to work with children, by removing the individual from the list, or

b

where they are not so satisfied, by refusing the application.

2

Ministers must determine a competent application for removal from the adults' list—

a

where they are satisfied that the applicant is no longer unsuitable to work with protected adults, by removing the individual from the list, or

b

where they are not so satisfied, by refusing the application.

3

Sections 18 to 20 apply to Ministers' determination of an application for removal from the list as they apply to a decision whether to list an individual (with references to deciding whether to list an individual being read as references to determining whether to remove an individual from the list).