Children also have the right to express their opinions and to have those opinions heard and acted upon when appropriate. Furthermore, every form of capital punishment is forbidden for children.
The Children Act 2006 was designed to improve the well-being of young children by imposing the duty on the Local Authorities to improve the “Every Child Matters” outcomes for the pre-school age group. The act also puts emphasis on the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting when prescribing policies to deal with the revelation of child abuse and neglect.
Data Protection Act 1998 ensures the confidential handling of personal data about students and their families. Only information relevant to the child’s education is to be stored in the school and it has to be in a locked cabinet or in password protected computer files. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives individuals the right to access, check and correct any information that is stored about them at an