Children Act 2004 Case Study

In 2000, an 8 year old girl, Victoria Climbie, was immensely tortured and murdered by her guardians. Her death resulted in mass investigation and demand for a stricter child safety laws. The inquiry led by Lord Laming in 2003 lead, to a green paper, a preliminary report of government proposals that were published in order to raise discussion on the matter, Every Child Matters. This then produced The Children Act 2004 which is an update to the main legislation of the Children Act 1989 that covers the child protection. The Every Child Matters covers include children and young adults up to the age of 19 years and 24 years for the ones with disabilities. The Children Act 2004 focuses on 5 main points:-
1. Be healthy
2. Stay safe
3.
There should not be a big case or incident to take place for these people to be alarmed and awakened. The law is always there to protect the kids. The law is never at fault but the law providers and caregivers from different communities like parents, foster homes, teachers, schools, doctors, nurses, social workers and psychologists should also take an initiative and apply the law correctly and sufficiently communicate amongst themselves. Each of these local authorities should be prepared with a young peoples’ plan which shows how key agencies will work together to promote the welfare of young children. As NSPCC says “Every childhood is worth fighting for” should be remembered by these people
Digital technology is continually changing so it's important that schools stay up-to-date with new developments. All teaching and support staff should be given an annual training for e-safety procedures that they should mandatorily attend. The schools can ensure the kids are thought and explained well about e-safety. A plan should be devised by the schools to ensure e-safety by involving the management and teaching staff, parents and pupils themselves in keeping children and young people safe online. The plan should include information and resources that can help