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    BASIC POSITION

    CAUTION: go to notes on Equality Act 2010/changes made by the Act for changes to discrimination law in effect from 1st October 2010. The unique emplaw EA 2010 cross-reference tool will locate new statutory references for you.

    The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 gives new powers to courts to disqualify an individual who has committed a serious offence (s.26) from working with children (ss. 28 and 29). Breach of such an order will itself be a separate criminal offence. There is a long list of what amount to serious offences for s.26 purposes (see sch 4 to the Act).

    These provisions were brought into force on 11th January 2001 by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000 SI 2000/3302.

    There is general guidance on a Home Office website at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cjcs/cjcsguide.htm.


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    prepared Jan2001