Explanatory note

This Supplementary Order Paper supersedes Supplementary Order Paper No 438. New clause 27A would include a requirement in the Bill for regular volunteers who act as children’s workers, to undergo safety background checks in accordance with clause 31. A regular volunteer is defined as someone who provides their services on an unpaid and ongoing basis, and should exclude volunteers who provide their services on a one-off basis. New clause 27B would include a similar requirement in the Bill for bus drivers and taxi drivers who act as children’s workers to undergo safety background checks in accordance with clause 31. Safety background checks of regular volunteers, bus drivers, and taxi drivers who act as children’s workers are to ascertain that there is nothing in their background or history that would suggest that they are not a proper person to work with children and young people.