The Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2013 has now been enacted. This amends Section 8 of the Act inserts by inserting Section 14B into the Children Act 2004(b) which gives Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England the power to request any person or body to supply such information as is specified in [...]
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Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England given power to request any person or body to supply relevant information
April 4, 2013 from Leave a Comment
New regulations issued in respect of the need for taxi drivers to be CRB’d
March 4, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Government have issued regulations amending the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 and the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 to enable an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate (including suitability information relating to both children and adults) to be made for the purpose of assessing the applicant’s suitability to [...]
The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
March 2, 2012 from Leave a Comment
The Government have announced changes to the rules governing Employment Tribunals particularly in respect of Deposit Orders and Cost Awards. These are orders are normally made when the Tribunal consider that a case is unlikely to succeed. Deposit Orders Currently deposit orders, which require a party (either claimant or respondent) to pay a sum of [...]
New Children’s Homes and Foster Service Regulations (England)
March 15, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The Government have introduced new regulations for children homes. Amongst the areas covered are regulations to do with running way, punishment and the use and non use of physical restraint. EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO THE CHILDREN’S HOMES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2011 2011 No. 583 1. This explanatory memorandum has been prepared by the Department for Education and [...]
New regulations announced for the disclosure of defence documents
February 12, 2011 from Leave a Comment
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Defence Disclosure Time Limits) Regulations 2011 These Regulations prescribe the relevant period for the purposes of sections 5, 6 and 6C of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25) (“the Act”). That period is the period within which the accused in criminal proceedings must give: a [...]
Minor changes to Police Act 1977
November 17, 2010 from Leave a Comment
Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office has issued a new Statutory Instrument S.I. 2010/2702 which amended The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010. The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010
Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010
November 5, 2010 from Leave a Comment
The Government have published the Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 These Regulations revoke, and in part replace with amendment, the Children (Leaving Care) (England) Regulations 2001 (the 2001 Regulations). They make provision about the advice, assistance and support local authorities provide to children and young people aged 16 and over who are no longer “looked [...]
Statutory Instrument: Scotland and Northern Ireland – The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Specified Lists: Scotland) Order 2010
October 20, 2010 from Leave a Comment
The Secretary of State for Education has made an Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(1) to the effect that Section 3 of the Act provides that a person is barred from regulated activity if the person is included in a list maintained [...]