Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 432 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-19 | 29 April 2016 | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 214 of 2016) |
| S. 20 | Not yet commenced. Require commencement order under s. 1(3) | |
| Ss. 21-32 | 29 April 2016 | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 214 of 2016) |
| Sch. 1, 2 | 29 April 2016 | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 214 of 2016) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 3(1) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 15(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 3(1)(d) inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 15(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 7(2) amended | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 288(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 7(2)(f) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 16 | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 9(3)(k) substituted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 17(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 9(9) inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 17(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 12(3A) inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 18(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 12(4) substituted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 18(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 12(5) substituted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 18(c) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 13(2) substituted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 19(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 13(5)(I) substituted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 19(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 13(6A) inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 19(c) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 14(4)(a)(i) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 20(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 14(4A) inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 20(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 14A inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 21 | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 14A(4)(c) amended | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(a) | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
| S. 16(1) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 22(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 16(2) substituted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 22(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 16(3) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 22(c) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 18(3) application extended | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016), reg. 3 | 29 April 2016 | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016) |
| S. 20(1) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 23(a)(i), (ii) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 20(3) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 23(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 21(1) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 24(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 21(3) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 24(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 31 amended by the designation of that section as subsection (1) | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 25(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 31(1) amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 25(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| S. 31(2) inserted | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (No. 4 of 2016), s. 25(c) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1. part 1, para. 1(a) amended | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (19/2024), ss. 19, 23(2) | 30 September 2024 | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 495 of 2024), art. 3(l) |
| Sch. 1 para. 7 amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 27(a) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Sch. 1 part 1 para. 16 inserted | Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (21/2022), ss. 11, 13(3) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 13(3) | |
| Sch. 2 para. 7 amended | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 27(b) | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 |
| Sch. 2 para. 12 inserted | Children First Act 2015 (No. 36 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 18(7) | 1 May 2016 | Children First Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 211 of 2016), art. 2(a) |
| Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), ss. 1(3), 28 | 29 April 2016 | Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (Commencement) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 215 of 2016), art. 2 | |
| Sch. 2 para. 12 deleted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 288(b)(i) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 2 para. 13 inserted | Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), ss. 1(2), 288(b)(ii) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| Sch. 3 para. 1 substituted | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (6/2018), ss. 1(2), 52 | 1 January 2019 | Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 532 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Sch. 3 para. 17 amended | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (41/2024), ss. 1(2), 18(b) | 31 December 2024 | Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 730 of 2024), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 4 | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 610 of 2017) |
| National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 223 of 2016) | |
| National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016) | |
| S. 18(4) | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Appeals) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 219 of 2016) |
| S. 21 | National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 610 of 2017) |
| National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 (Section 21) (Prescribed Period) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 223 of 2016) |