SCHEDULE 1Amendments to the Dentists Act 1984

Amendment of section 27

7.  In section 27(1) (which relates to allegations against registered dentists), in subsection (2), omit “or” at the end of paragraph (f) and after paragraph (g) insert—

(h)the Independent Barring Board including the person in a barred list (within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(2) or the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007(3)); or

(i)the Scottish Ministers including the person in the children’s list or the adults’ list (within the meaning of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007(4)).

(1)

Section 27 was substituted by S.I. 2005/2011.