The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002
These Regulations make provision about the proceedings of the Tribunal established by section 9 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”) (c.14). The jurisdiction of the Tribunal has been extended by the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) (c.14). These Regulations make provision for the conduct of proceedings of the Tribunal under Part II of the 2000 Act, section 79M of the Children Act 1989, section 65A of the Children Act 1989, section 4 of the 1999 Act, regulation 13 of the Education (Restriction of Employment) Regulations 2000 and section 86 of the 2000 Act. They come into force on 1st April 2002.