
1 
This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 20th March 2023.
2 
In this Order “the 1979 Order” means the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1979.
3 

(1) The 1979 Order is amended as follows.
(2) After Article 2(1)(n) insert—“
(o) any question asked by or on behalf of any person, in the course of his work, in order to assess the suitability of an individual to act as an adult placement carer (within the meaning of Regulation 2 of the Adult Placement Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007), where —
(i) the question relates to the individual whose suitability is being assessed, or
(ii) the question relates to a person living in the same household as the person whose suitability is being assessed.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on 20th February 2023.
Richard Pengelly
A senior officer of the Department of Justice
