Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008 come into force

Implementation date: 7 April 2008

The Regulations prescribe the criteria that are to have effect for the purposes of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2008, articles 2(7) and 4(7). Anyone meeting these criteria will not be given the right to make representations as to their inclusion under the Order in the barred lists (these are the lists maintained by the Independent Barring Board under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, section 2). The Regulations can be viewed on the OPSI website.