The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Jersey) Order 2025

Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Jersey) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is registered by the Royal Court of Jersey.

(2)

In this Order—

“the 2006 Act” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006;

“the 2012 Act” means the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012;

“Jersey” means the Bailiwick of Jersey.

(3)

This Order extends to Jersey.

Extension of provisions of the 2006 Act and the 2012 Act to Jersey2.

The following provisions extend to Jersey, subject to the modifications set out in the Schedule to this Order—

(a)

paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 (barred lists: information) to the 2006 Act;

(b)

section 70(1) (information for purposes of making barring decisions) of the 2012 Act;

(c)

paragraph 129 of Schedule 9 (consequential amendments) to the 2012 Act;

(d)

Part 5 of Schedule 10 (safeguarding of vulnerable groups) to the 2012 Act, to the extent that it amends paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 Act.

Consequential amendment of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) (Amendment) Order 20123.

(1)

The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Jersey) (Amendment) Order 2012 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 4(5) (extension of Part 5 of Schedule 10 to the 2012 Act to Jersey), for “subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 4” substitute “to the extent that it repeals the following provisions of the Police Act 1997—

(a)

section 113BA(2)(b) to (d);

(b)

section 113BB(2)(b) to (d)

(3) Omit Schedule 4 (modifications of Part 5 of Schedule 10 to the 2012 Act).

SCHEDULEModifications of provisions of the 2006 Act and the 2012 Act in their extension to Jersey

(1)

Paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 (barred lists: information) to the 2006 Act is modified as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraphs (1), (4), (5), (6) and (7), for “IBB”, wherever it appears, substitute “DBS”.

(3)

In sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “paragraphs 1 to 5 or 7 to 11” insert “(as those paragraphs have effect in England and Wales)”.

(4)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b), after “any of those paragraphs” insert “(as those paragraphs have effect in England and Wales)”.

(5)

In sub-paragraph (4), for “appropriate police authority” substitute “States of Jersey Police”.

(6)

In sub-paragraph (7), in the definition of “caution”, after “(c. 50)” insert “and includes any equivalent caution lawfully given in Jersey”.

(7)

(8) Omit sub-paragraph (8).

(2).

In paragraph 129(5) of Schedule 9 (consequential amendments) to the 2012 Act, in the substituted definition of “the relevant chief officer”, for “the Secretary of State” substitute “DBS”.