The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2004

Made14th December 2004

Laid before Parliament21st December 2004

Coming into force11th January 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 9(2)(c) and (3C) of the Protection of Children Act 19991 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 19922, and with the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 9(3C) of the Protection of Children Act 1999, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 11th January 2005.

2

In these Regulations, “the Tribunal Regulations” means the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 20023.

Amendment of regulation 1 of the Tribunal Regulations2

In regulation 1(2) of the Tribunal Regulations (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “the respondent”, in paragraph (i), at the end, add “or the Assembly”; and

b

in the definition of “the Suspension Regulations”, at the end, add “or the Suspension of Day Care Providers and Child Minders (Wales) Regulations 20044.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Stephen LadymanParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of Health14th December 2004

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the definitions of “the respondent” and “the Suspension Regulations” in regulation 1(2) of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002 in order to include references to, respectively, the National Assembly for Wales and the Suspension of Day Care Providers and Child Minders (Wales) Regulations 2004, to enable the Tribunal to hear appeals under regulation 8 of those Regulations.