A Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People
CT229 - (A) Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People
Know about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety
Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety
Current legislation
The current legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people is the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 Act. This Act is applied in both England and Wales and authorised guidance on how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
Child protection policies and procedures
Settings must have the succeeding policies and procedures:
Child protection
Health and safety
Risk assessment
In each workplace there are child protection policy and procedures that set out the setting’s safe working practices. This term makes reference to how practitioners work to protect children and to protect themselves from accusations of abuse. The setting’s guidelines are based on the requirements of a person’s home country, and will be looked over yearly.
Top responsibilities of settings consist of:
Choosing a named senior member of staff to be in charge of safeguarding
Making sure that all the adults that have frequent and unsupervised access to children is CRB checked and registered with the ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority)
Keeping a record of all the checks carried out on staff and volunteers
Informing the ISA if they believe any person who has had involvement with a setting is a threat to the safety of children or young people
Ensuring all staff and volunteers have regular safeguarding training
Ensuring the minimum requirement for the ratio of staff to children is met
In group settings, ensuring there are always at least two staff present
Know about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety
Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety
Current legislation
The current legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people is the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 Act. This Act is applied in both England and Wales and authorised guidance on how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004.
Child protection policies and procedures
Settings must have the succeeding policies and procedures:
Child protection
Health and safety
Risk assessment
In each workplace there are child protection policy and procedures that set out the setting’s safe working practices. This term makes reference to how practitioners work to protect children and to protect themselves from accusations of abuse. The setting’s guidelines are based on the requirements of a person’s home country, and will be looked over yearly.
Top responsibilities of settings consist of:
Choosing a named senior member of staff to be in charge of safeguarding
Making sure that all the adults that have frequent and unsupervised access to children is CRB checked and registered with the ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority)
Keeping a record of all the checks carried out on staff and volunteers
Informing the ISA if they believe any person who has had involvement with a setting is a threat to the safety of children or young people
Ensuring all staff and volunteers have regular safeguarding training
Ensuring the minimum requirement for the ratio of staff to children is met
In group settings, ensuring there are always at least two staff present