Identify the Current Legislations, Guidelines, Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People Including E-Safety.
Identify the current legislations, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety.
Many accounts of child abuse and neglect can be avoided in many cases if all the agencies involved with children worked well together and were able to identify the signs that a child was at risk. Many children have their development affected through the actions of abuse, neglect or bullying, the majority of these events happen behind closed doors.
Policies and procedures for child protection and safeguarding children that are in place at settings for children and young people are there because of legislation passed in parliament.
In 2000, an 8 year old girl called Victoria Climbiè was tortured and murdered by her guardians. Her death resulted in a mass investigation and the demand for stricter child safety laws. The inquest in 2003, lead by Lord Laming, led to the green paper, a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to raise discussion on the matter, named Every Child Matters. This then produced the Children Act 2004.
The five main principles of the act are:
-The introduction of local authority’s Children Directors with responsibility for education and children’s services.
-Councillors for children’s services with responsibility for local child welfare are introduced.
-Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) have power to sure that social services, the NHS education services, the police and other services work together, ensuring maximum protection towards vulnerable children.
-A Common Assessment Framework to help agencies to identify the needs of children.
All settings working with children and young people must have the following procedures and policies put in place:
-A policy for the protection of children under the age of 18 which states responsibilities and is reviewed annually.
-Arrangements to work with the Local Safeguarding Children Board
-A duty of
Many accounts of child abuse and neglect can be avoided in many cases if all the agencies involved with children worked well together and were able to identify the signs that a child was at risk. Many children have their development affected through the actions of abuse, neglect or bullying, the majority of these events happen behind closed doors.
Policies and procedures for child protection and safeguarding children that are in place at settings for children and young people are there because of legislation passed in parliament.
In 2000, an 8 year old girl called Victoria Climbiè was tortured and murdered by her guardians. Her death resulted in a mass investigation and the demand for stricter child safety laws. The inquest in 2003, lead by Lord Laming, led to the green paper, a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to raise discussion on the matter, named Every Child Matters. This then produced the Children Act 2004.
The five main principles of the act are:
-The introduction of local authority’s Children Directors with responsibility for education and children’s services.
-Councillors for children’s services with responsibility for local child welfare are introduced.
-Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) have power to sure that social services, the NHS education services, the police and other services work together, ensuring maximum protection towards vulnerable children.
-A Common Assessment Framework to help agencies to identify the needs of children.
All settings working with children and young people must have the following procedures and policies put in place:
-A policy for the protection of children under the age of 18 which states responsibilities and is reviewed annually.
-Arrangements to work with the Local Safeguarding Children Board
-A duty of