The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2008

Made: 16th December 2008

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 61(5) and 65 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006¹.

Citation and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2008.

• (2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

Provisions coming into force on the 17th December 2008

2

17th December 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act for the purposes of making regulations²—

• (a) section 63(1) (amendments and repeals) in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 9 set out in paragraphs (b) and (c);

• (b)

• (i) paragraph 5(2), (3), (6) and (7), in relation to England;

• (ii) paragraph 5(4);

• (iii) paragraph 5(1), in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii);

• (iv) paragraph 6(2), (3) and (6), in relation to England;

• (v) paragraph 6(4);

• (vi) paragraph 6(1), in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in sub-paragraphs (iv) and (v);

• (vii) paragraph 7, in relation to England;

• (c) paragraph 2, in so far as it relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (b).

Signed

Delyth Morgan — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Children, Schools and Families — 16th December 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This is the fourth Commencement Order made under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (“the Act”). Article 2 brings into force the provisions of the Act which amend sections 15 and 15A of, and Schedule 2 to, the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) in so far as they relate to England and for the purposes of making regulations under sections 15 and 15A.

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