International Protection Act 2026
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Chapter 2 Screening | ||
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Definitions (Part 2) (Chapter 2) | ||
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20. In this Chapter— | ||
“children detention school” has the meaning it has in the Children Act 2001 ; | ||
“guardian”, in relation to a minor, includes a person exercising parental responsibility (within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article 1 of the Hague Convention as set out in the Schedule to the Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000 ) in respect of the minor; | ||
“healthcare professional” means— | ||
(a) a registered medical practitioner, | ||
(b) a registered nurse or registered midwife within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 , or | ||
(c) a member of one or more than one of the following designated professions within the meaning of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 , namely: | ||
(i) psychologist; | ||
(ii) social care worker; | ||
(iii) social worker; | ||
(iv) such other designated profession, within the meaning of section 3 of that Act, as the Minister, following consultation with the Minister for Health, may prescribe; | ||
“qualified medical professional” means— | ||
(a) a registered medical practitioner, | ||
(b) a registered nurse or registered midwife within the meaning of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 , or | ||
(c) a paramedic or advanced paramedic within the meaning of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order 2000 ( S.I. No. 109 of 2000 ) and the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017 ( S.I. No. 8 of 2017 ); | ||
“screening centre” means a premises designated to be a screening centre under section 21 . |