Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
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Change 1
7 Barred person not to engage in regulated activity
(1) An individual commits an offence if he— (a) seeks to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred; (b) offers to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred; (c) engages in regulated activity from which he is barred. (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both; (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both. (3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that he was barred from that activity. (4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove— (a) that he reasonably thought that it was necessary for him to engage in the activity for the purpose of preventing harm to a child or vulnerable adult (as the case may be), (b) that he reasonably thought that there was no other person who could engage in the activity for that purpose, and (c) that he engaged in the activity for no longer than was necessary for that purpose. (5) For the purposes of this section, Schedule 4 is modified as follows— (a) in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, the reference in subsection (2)(b) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court must be taken to be a reference to six months.
7 Barred person not to engage in regulated activity
(1) An individual commits an offence if he— (a) seeks to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred; (b) offers to engage in regulated activity from which he is barred; (c) engages in regulated activity from which he is barred. (2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to a fine, or to both; (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both. (3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that he did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that he was barred from that activity. (4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove— (a) that he reasonably thought that it was necessary for him to engage in the activity for the purpose of preventing harm to a child or vulnerable adult (as the case may be), (b) that he reasonably thought that there was no other person who could engage in the activity for that purpose, and (c) that he engaged in the activity for no longer than was necessary for that purpose. (5) For the purposes of this section, Schedule 4 is modified as follows— (a) in paragraph 1, sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(a) must be disregarded; (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) In relation to an offence committed before 2 May 2022, the reference in subsection (2)(b) to the general limit in a magistrates’ court must be taken to be a reference to six months.
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