Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

This provision creates the ISA/DBS framework, requires DBS to maintain barred lists, and makes it an offence to seek, offer, permit, or supply barred regulated activity.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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barred list management barred lists barring child protection delegated legislation disclosure checks guidance information disclosure monitoring and registration public body governance regulated activity regulatory change tracking vulnerable adults

Statute overview

About this statute

This provision creates the ISA/DBS framework, requires DBS to maintain barred lists, and makes it an offence to seek, offer, permit, or supply barred regulated activity. This provision defines key terms and gives the Secretary of State, ISA, and DBS a range of powers and duties about barred lists, reports, accounts, and related procedures. This provision sets out who counts as engaging in regulated activity, gives the Secretary of State guidance and order-making powers, and bars private fostering in some cases. This part is a timeline-style record showing when various sections and schedules came into force, were repealed, or were amended. This part is a list of later amendments, commencements, extensions, substitutions, insertions, and repeals affecting sections and schedules of the Act.