Assignment 026 - Task a
Assignment 026 – Understand How to Safeguard the Well-being of Children and Young People.
Task A – Briefing notes/Report/Presentation for new workers.
This is a report which has been created to introduce new childcare practitioners to safeguarding within a childcare setting. This will help new practitioners to understand current legislations within the United Kingdom.
Section 1 – The main current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation for safeguarding children and young people.
Some of the current legislations include the “United Nations Convention in the Rights of the child 1989” which is the act that gives the right to protection from abuse, the right to express their views and have their views listened to and the right to care and services for disabled children and children living away from home. Another legislation includes “The Children Act 2004”, this is not meant to replace or alter the “Children Act of 1989” it simply sets out the process for providing services to children so that every child can achieve the five outcomes laid down in the “Every Child Matters” paper, this includes; being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic wellbeing. It requires local authorities to take lead through multi agency children trusts to help to develop a children and young people’s plan and to set up a shared database of children containing information which is relevant to their welfare, this means that all organisations from hospitals to the police will be able to share information and work together to protect children and young people from harm and to help them achieve in life.
The next legislation is the “Every Child Matters” this includes change for children, which is a new approach to the wellbeing of children and young people from birth to age 19. The government’s aim is for every child whatever their background or their circumstances that they have the
Task A – Briefing notes/Report/Presentation for new workers.
This is a report which has been created to introduce new childcare practitioners to safeguarding within a childcare setting. This will help new practitioners to understand current legislations within the United Kingdom.
Section 1 – The main current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation for safeguarding children and young people.
Some of the current legislations include the “United Nations Convention in the Rights of the child 1989” which is the act that gives the right to protection from abuse, the right to express their views and have their views listened to and the right to care and services for disabled children and children living away from home. Another legislation includes “The Children Act 2004”, this is not meant to replace or alter the “Children Act of 1989” it simply sets out the process for providing services to children so that every child can achieve the five outcomes laid down in the “Every Child Matters” paper, this includes; being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic wellbeing. It requires local authorities to take lead through multi agency children trusts to help to develop a children and young people’s plan and to set up a shared database of children containing information which is relevant to their welfare, this means that all organisations from hospitals to the police will be able to share information and work together to protect children and young people from harm and to help them achieve in life.
The next legislation is the “Every Child Matters” this includes change for children, which is a new approach to the wellbeing of children and young people from birth to age 19. The government’s aim is for every child whatever their background or their circumstances that they have the