2012 No. 2521 (C. 100)

Children And Young Persons, Englandandwales
Children And Young Persons, Northernireland
Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, Englandandwales
Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, Northern Ireland

The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2012

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 120(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 20121.

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2012.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

Provisions coming into force on 15th October 20122

The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 15th October 2012—

a

section 87(1) and (2) (formation and constitution of Disclosure and Barring Service);

b

section 87(3) (formation and constitution of DBS) insofar as it relates to the paragraphs of Schedule 8 specified in paragraph (d) below;

c

section 115(1) (consequential amendments, repeals and revocations) insofar as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 9 specified in paragraph (e) below;

d

paragraphs 1 to 11 and 13 to 20 of Schedule 8 (disclosure and barring service);

e

Part 8 of Schedule 9 (consequential amendments).

Provisions coming into force on 1st December 20123

The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 1st December 2012—

a

section 87(3) (formation and constitution of DBS) insofar as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified in paragraph (b) below;

b

Schedule 8 (disclosure and barring service) insofar as it has not already been commenced.

Taylor of HolbeachParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateHome Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order commences the provisions in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (“the Act”) which establish the Disclosure and Barring Service (“DBS”). The Act enables all the functions of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (“ISA”) and the Criminal Records Bureau (“CRB”) to be transferred to the DBS by Order. With the exception of the obligation on the DBS to produce accounts, all the provisions concerned with the establishment of the DBS are commenced on 15th October 2012. The obligation to produce accounts is commenced on 1st December 2012, the date on which it is envisaged that the functions of the ISA and CRB will be transferred to the DBS.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

section 20 partially

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 22

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 29

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 30

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 31

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 32

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 33

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 34

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 35

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 36

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 37

1st November 2012

2012/2075

section 38

1st November 2012

2012/2075

section 39(1)

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 40 in relation to England

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 41 in relation to England

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 42

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 43 in relation to England

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 44 in relation to England

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 45 in relation to England

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 46 in relation to England

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 47

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 48

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 49

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 50

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 51

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 52

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 54

1st October 2012

2012/2075

section 55

1st October 2012

2012/2075

section 56

1st October 2012

2012/2075

section 57

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 58

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 59

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 60

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 61

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 62

9th May 2012

2012/1205

section 63

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 64

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 65

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 66

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 67

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 68

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 69

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 70

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 71

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 72 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 75 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 76 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 77

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 78 partially

10th August 2012

2012/2075

section 78 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 79 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 80

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 81

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 82

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 84

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 85

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 86

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 92

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 93

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 94

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 95

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 96

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 97

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 98

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 99

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 100

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 101

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 104

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 111

25th November 2012

2012/2075

section 112

25th November 2012

2012/2075

section 114

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 115(1) partially

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 115(1) partially

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 115(1) partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 115(1) partially

1st October 2012

2012/2075

section 115(1) partially

1st October 2012

2012/2234

section 115(1) partially

1st November 2012

2010/2075

section 115(1) partially

25th November 2012

2012/2075

section 115(2) partially

1st July 2012

2012/1205

section 115(2) partially

10th July 2012

2012/1205

section 115(2) partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

section 115(2) partially

1st October 2012

2012/2075

Schedule 4

1st October 2012

2012/2075

Schedule 5

10th July 2012

2012/1205

Schedule 6

10th July 2012

2012/1205

Schedule 7 partially

10th August 2012

2012/2075

Schedule 7 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

Schedule 9 partially

1st July 2012

2012/1205

Schedule 9 partially

10th July 2012

2012/1205

Schedule 9 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

Schedule 9 partially

1st October 2012

2012/2075

Schedule 9 partially

1st October 2012

2012/2234

Schedule 9 partially

1st November 2012

2012/2075

Schedule 9 partially

25th November 2012

2012/2075

Schedule 10 partially

1st July 2012

2012/1205

Schedule 10 partially

10th July 2012

2012/1205

Schedule 10 partially

10th September 2012

2012/2234

Schedule 10 partially

1st October 2012

2012/2075