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This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Devolution Alignment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 and comes into operation on 1st April 2010.
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In this Order—
 “the 2007 Order” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.
PART 2
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Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (regulated activity relating to children) is amended in accordance with Articles 4 to 6.
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(1) Paragraph 1 (general) is amended as follows.
(2) After sub-paragraph (7) insert—“
(7A) The exercise of a function under Article 130 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, so far as it gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with children is a regulated activity relating to children.”.
(3) In sub-paragraph (8) for the words from “relates” to “paragraph 3(1)” substitute “gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with children”.
(4) Omit sub-paragraph (9).
(5) Omit sub-paragraph (10).
(6) Omit sub-paragraph (11).
(7) In sub-paragraph (12), for “(8) or (9)” substitute “(7A) or (8)”.
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In paragraph 3(1) (establishments)—
(a) omit the words “and (8)”; and
(b) after paragraph (b) insert—“
(bb) premises which are used for the provision of education by an education and library board or on its behalf, which do not fall within paragraph (a) or (b);”.
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PART 3
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Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults) is amended in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.
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(1) Paragraph 7 (regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (5) for “ or (4)” substitute “, (4) or (6)”.
(3) For sub-paragraph (6) substitute—“
(6) The exercise of a function of the following so far as it gives the person exercising the function the opportunity, in consequence of anything the person is permitted or required to do in the exercise of that function, to have contact with vulnerable adults, is a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults—
(a) the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland;
(b) RQIA.”.
(4) Omit sub-paragraph (7).
(5) Omit sub-paragraph (8).
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PART 4
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In Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order (the period condition), in paragraph 10(1) for “two” substitute “three”.
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PART 5
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In Article 52A(1) of the 2007 Order, after “Police Service of Northern Ireland” insert “or the chief constable of a police force in England, Wales or Scotland”.
PART 6
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The 2007 Order is amended in accordance with Articles 14 to 24.
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(1) In Article 2(2) (Interpretation) for the definition of “the Regulation and Improvement Authority” substitute—“
 “RQIA” means the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority;”.
(2) In Article 47(7) and paragraph 1(8) of Schedule 2 for “the Regulation and Improvement Authority” substitute “RQIA”.
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In Article 43 (Registers: duty to refer)—
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(b) in the table in paragraph (7) in entry 3, in column 1 (relevant register) for “Either of” substitute “Any of”.
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In Article 45 (Registers: notice of barring and cessation of monitoring), in paragraph (6)(a), omit “of entry 1 or 8”.
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Paul Goggins
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
9th February 2010