The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2010 No. 446

PART 3 Provision of Information by Ministers and Double Barring

Double barring in England and Wales

18.—(1) Ministers may remove an individual from the children’s list where—

(a) an individual is included in both the children’s list and the children’s barred list maintained under section 2 of the 2006 Act; and

(b) Ministers consider that it would be more appropriate for the individual to be included in the children’s barred list maintained under section 2 of the 2006 Act than in the children’s list.

(2) Ministers may remove an individual from the adults’ list where—

(a) an individual is included in both the adult’s list and the adults’ barred list maintained under section 2 of the 2006 Act; and

(b) Ministers consider that it would be more appropriate for the individual to be included in the adults’ barred list maintained under section 2 of the 2006 Act than in the adults’ list.