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Cyp 3.3 Safeguarding 1.1
Sophie Barker

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Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within UK home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Safeguarding is about promoting children’s welfare and putting measures in place to improve children’s safety and prevent abuse. As part of the safeguarding process it is necessary to take action when there is reasonable belief that a child is at risk of significant form.
The children’s act 1989
This act makes the welfare children the most important consideration when any decisions are being made about them. When ever possible, its family should look after a child and the child parents make the best decisions for their children. A child should be asked about its wishes and every effort should be made to keep
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The rights of relatives who are entitled to apply for a residence order or a special guardianship order without leave of the court is now extended to include those with whom the child has lived for a continuous period of one year
A pilot scheme will be established to monitor how local authorities enter into arrangements with other bodies in respect of their care functions: the scheme will commence on the day that of the 2008 Act comes into force and will end on the day that comes into force, or at the end of the five year period following the Act coming into force.
Local safeguarding children
The All Wales Child Protection Procedures 2008 replace earlier jurisdiction and reflect recent significant changes in legislation. The new procedures combine the shared knowledge and experiences of Wales' 22 Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) and reflect the changes required as a result of high-profile child protection reports like the Laming Report. The vetting and barring scheme was introduced in


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