The Childcare (Disqualification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/1740
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare (Disqualification) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, and come into force on 1st September 2008.

Section 2 Amendments to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

The Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

After regulation 6 insert—

Persons barred from regulated activity relating to children

(6A) A person who is barred from regulated activity relating to children (within the meaning of section 3(2)(a) of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) is disqualified from registration.

Section 4 Amendments to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

In regulation 8 (waivers)—

(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), where a person would be disqualified from registration by virtue of regulation 3, 4, 6(1) and (3) or 7 but that person has disclosed to the Chief Inspector the facts which would otherwise cause that person to be disqualified, the Chief Inspector may give consent to waive the disqualification for any or all of the following purposes—

(a) the provision of early years or later years provision to which section 76 of the Act applies;

(b) direct concern in the management of early years or later years provision to which section 76 of the Act applies;

(c) employment in connection with the provision of early years or later years provision to which section 76 of the Act applies.

(b) after paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) Where the Chief Inspector gives consent under paragraph (1), the person concerned shall not, in respect of the facts disclosed, be regarded as disqualified from registration for the purposes specified in the Chief Inspector’s consent.

Section 5 Amendments to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

In regulation 10 (duty of disclosure), in paragraph (1), after “Chapter” insert “2, 3 or”.

Section 6 Amendments to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

In Schedule 1 (orders etc. relating to the care of children)—

(a) in paragraph 4, after “(an Act of Tynwald)” insert “(care order)”;

(b) in paragraph 15(f), for “Schedule 2” substitute “Schedule 6”.

Section 7 Amendments to the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007

In Schedule 3 (specified offences) for paragraph 4 substitute—

(4) An offence specified in Schedule 4 to the Children (Jersey) Law 2002.