Understand How to Safeguard the Well Being of Children and Young People
Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people
1.1. Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures with own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people
Children act 1989
The Children Act 1989 was brought about 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 imposes a general duty on local councils to provide a range of services to 'children in need' in their area, if those services will help keep a child safe and well. The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of a child comes first also working in partnership with parents to protect children from harm. This act requires all settings to carry out safeguarding and child protection policy and procedures. Social services aims are to identify the children in needs as well as to promote safety and welfare.
The children act 2004 provides the legal basis for how local authorities such as social services deal with issues relating to children.
The purpose of every child matters is to give all children and young people the best possible start to a happy and fulfilling life by promoting five aims.
These five aims are;
* To allow children to be healthy
* Allowing children to remain safe in their environments
* Helping children to enjoy life
* Assist children in their quest to succeed
* Help make a contribution – a positive contribution – to the lives of children
* Help achieve economic stability for our children’s futures
1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people
Child protection is much more than safeguarding or protecting children from direct abuse. children need protected in a wider view of safeguarding there are a number of aspects in areas of protection
Keeping children safe.
Crime and bullying
Forced marriage
Missing children
1.1. Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures with own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people
Children act 1989
The Children Act 1989 was brought about 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 imposes a general duty on local councils to provide a range of services to 'children in need' in their area, if those services will help keep a child safe and well. The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of a child comes first also working in partnership with parents to protect children from harm. This act requires all settings to carry out safeguarding and child protection policy and procedures. Social services aims are to identify the children in needs as well as to promote safety and welfare.
The children act 2004 provides the legal basis for how local authorities such as social services deal with issues relating to children.
The purpose of every child matters is to give all children and young people the best possible start to a happy and fulfilling life by promoting five aims.
These five aims are;
* To allow children to be healthy
* Allowing children to remain safe in their environments
* Helping children to enjoy life
* Assist children in their quest to succeed
* Help make a contribution – a positive contribution – to the lives of children
* Help achieve economic stability for our children’s futures
1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people
Child protection is much more than safeguarding or protecting children from direct abuse. children need protected in a wider view of safeguarding there are a number of aspects in areas of protection
Keeping children safe.
Crime and bullying
Forced marriage
Missing children