Children and Young Peoples Workforce
Assignment 026 Task A
Policies and procedures for child protection and safeguarding are the result of the children’s act 1989. Which then lead to the children’s act 2004 which then introduced further changes to the way the child protection system is structured and organised.
The main current legislation, guidelines policies and procedures for safeguarding are The Children Act 1989. This was designed to help keep children safe and well and, if necessary, help a child to live with their family by providing services appropriate to the child 's needs. The Act, implemented for the most part on 14 October 1991, introduced comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales affecting the welfare of children. The Act reinforces the autonomy of families through definition of parental Responsibility. Provides support from local authorities, in particular for families whose children are in need and legislates to protect children who may be suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm (NSPCC 2000). The main aims of the Act are:
• To bring together private and public law in one framework;
• To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention;
• To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents;
• To promote the use of voluntary arrangements;
• To restructure the framework of the courts to facilitate management of family proceedings.
The Children Act 2004 is a United Kingdom act that was passed on 15 November 2004. The Act was an amendment of the Children Act 1989 as it was clear that there were shortfalls in the previous act particularly in the lack of collaboration between agencies to identify and protect vulnerable children. This was largely identified in consequence of the Victoria Climbié inquiry (lambing 2003).
It aims to improve and integrate children’s services, promote early intervention, provide strong leadership and bring together different
Policies and procedures for child protection and safeguarding are the result of the children’s act 1989. Which then lead to the children’s act 2004 which then introduced further changes to the way the child protection system is structured and organised.
The main current legislation, guidelines policies and procedures for safeguarding are The Children Act 1989. This was designed to help keep children safe and well and, if necessary, help a child to live with their family by providing services appropriate to the child 's needs. The Act, implemented for the most part on 14 October 1991, introduced comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales affecting the welfare of children. The Act reinforces the autonomy of families through definition of parental Responsibility. Provides support from local authorities, in particular for families whose children are in need and legislates to protect children who may be suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm (NSPCC 2000). The main aims of the Act are:
• To bring together private and public law in one framework;
• To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention;
• To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents;
• To promote the use of voluntary arrangements;
• To restructure the framework of the courts to facilitate management of family proceedings.
The Children Act 2004 is a United Kingdom act that was passed on 15 November 2004. The Act was an amendment of the Children Act 1989 as it was clear that there were shortfalls in the previous act particularly in the lack of collaboration between agencies to identify and protect vulnerable children. This was largely identified in consequence of the Victoria Climbié inquiry (lambing 2003).
It aims to improve and integrate children’s services, promote early intervention, provide strong leadership and bring together different
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