UK Act of Parliament 2011 Northern Ireland

Safeguarding Board Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

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Enforced by
RQIA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1

Plus 7 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.001 Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Department must establish the Safeguarding Board for Northern IrelandCrown / Minister / Government department
s.003 Functions of the Safeguarding Board (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Safeguarding Board must lead children's safeguarding policy, reviews and adviceStatutory regulator
s.006 Annual report of Safeguarding Board (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Safeguarding Board must send annual report to the DepartmentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Functions of committees and sub-committees (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Safeguarding committees must follow official guidance when actingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009 Annual report of committees (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Committees must send annual reports to Safeguarding BoardCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Duty to co-operate (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Safeguarding Board and listed bodies must co-operate on child safeguardingStatutory regulator
s.011 Supply of information requested by Safeguarding Board (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Supply requested information to Safeguarding Board promptlyAny Person
s.012 Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare of children (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Listed public bodies must safeguard and promote children's welfare in their functionsCrown / Minister / Government department
10 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.002 Objective of the Safeguarding Board (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Directions to the Safeguarding Board (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Functions of Safeguarding Board - general (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Committees and sub-committees (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Minor or consequential amendments (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Ancillary and transitional provisions (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Short title (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.