Privy Council Office
Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Order [S.I. 2003/417 (N.I. 4)]
Notice is hereby given that in exercise of the power conferred on Her by paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c.1) Her Majesty has made the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Order. The Order makes provision for the protection of children and vulnerable adults in Northern Ireland by strengthening the current arrangements for carrying out pre-employment checks on those seeking work with these vulnerable groups.
Copies of the Order may be purchased at an early date from the Stationery Office Bookshop, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.
Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety, Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SQ.