The Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) (Amendment) Regulations 2001

• Citation: S.I. 2001/744
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) (Amendment) Regulations 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force—

(a) in England, on 1st April 2001;

(b) in Wales, immediately after the coming into force, in relation to Wales, of section 98 of the Care Standards Act 2000.

Section 2 Amendment of the Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) Regulations 2000

(1) The Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) Regulations 2000 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this Regulation.

(2) In regulation 1(2), for the words from “and” to the end, there is substituted—

(b) “local authority” has the same meaning as in the Protection of Children Act 1999 ;

(c) “prospective adopter” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations.

(3) For regulation 2 there is substituted—

(2) For the purposes of section 103(2)(b) of the Care Standards Act 2000, the following are prescribed descriptions of individual—

(a) a prospective adopter whose suitability to adopt a child is being considered pursuant to regulation 8(1) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations; and

(b) an individual in relation to whom a local authority is required under section 7(1A) of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (as inserted by section 98(2) of the Care Standards Act 2000) to ascertain whether he is included in any of the lists mentioned in section 7(1) of that Act.