Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006^[1]
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision in connection with the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
Citation	2006 c 47
Royal assent	8 November 2006
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c 47) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created following the UK Government accepting recommendation 19 of the inquiry headed by Sir Michael Bichard, which was set up in the wake of the Soham Murders.

The Act established the legal basis for the Independent Safeguarding Authority who managed the two lists of people barred from working with children and/or vulnerable adults replacing the former barred lists (List 99,^[2] the Protection of Children Act 1999 (PoCA),^[3] the scheme relating to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA)^[4] and Disqualification Orders^[5]).^[6] The Act also places a statutory duty on all those working with vulnerable groups to register and undergo an advanced vetting process with criminal sanctions for non-compliance.

Section 65 - Commencment

The following orders were made under this section:

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3545 (C.153))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1320 (C.57))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/39 (C.3))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1503 (C.76))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2610 (C.114))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2611 (C.115))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings (Amendment)) and (Commencement No. 7) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1101 (C.72))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/3204 (C.145))
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/930 (C.45))

References

↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 67 of this Act.
↑ Education Act Section 142
↑ Protection of Children Act 1999
↑ Care Standards Act 2000 Part VII
↑ Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 Section 35
↑ Vetting and Barring Scheme, Every Child Matters website

External links

Bichard Report
Independent Safeguarding Authority
Every Child Matters
Criminal Records Bureau
Welsh Assembly Government Vetting and Barring webpage
Explanatory notes to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

United Kingdom legislation

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Church of England measures	List Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919

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