Public law put policies in place to minimise the risk of children coming into harm and what to do if they are at risk. Private laws deal with family proceedings such as divorce and contact. Criminal law deal with people who have offended‚ or are at risk of offending against children. Some Acts may cross each other and include provisions for both civil and criminal laws to insure the optimum protection for any children involved. The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 is one of the older child protection
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1. Using the table below‚ explain the key areas in current legislation which relate to the safeguarding of children (1.1) | Legislation | Description of the area | 1 | The Children Act 1989 | * a child’s welfare is paramount when making any decisions about a child’s upbringing. * It introduced the concept of parental responsibility * Local authorities are charged with the duty to investigate if there are suspicions a child suffers significant harm * The NSPCC is designated “authorised
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legislation has been passed which requires either the government or local authorities to provide them.” (Tassoni P‚ 2007‚ page 3) Brownies is run by Girl Guiding UK‚ which is voluntary organised for girls and young women. Brownies is their section for girl’s ages 7-10 years. Adults volunteer to do activities‚ trips‚ camps and weekly meetings. A private school gives children an education in classroom sizes which are smaller than a statutory school setting; therefore each child will get more attention
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The importance of safeguarding children and young people All adults‚ and in particular those who work with children‚ have a responsibility to safeguard children and young people from harm. We need to recognise that we have a duty to ensure arrangements are in place for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care. We need to carry out this duty through our teaching and learning‚ pastoral care and extended school activities. All members of the school community‚ including volunteers
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provide care and education for children. For example‚ statutory sector‚ voluntary sector and private sector. Each of these settings are funded by the government‚ fees paid or funding that comes from donation. Statutory- sure start children’s centre Children’s centers are funded by the government. Children who are under fives can go to this setting. They do sessions or full day care which follows the early year’s foundation stage. They are open on mon-fri at 8:00am to 6:00pm. The staff are well
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Safeguarding Children This policy represents the agreed principles for Safeguarding Children throughout the Nursery. All Nursery staff‚ representing Jack in the Box at Yewtree Nursery have agreed this policy. Introduction The health‚ safety and welfare of all our children are of paramount importance to all the adults who work in our Nursery. Our children have the right to protection‚ regardless of age‚ gender‚ race‚ culture‚ background or disability. They have a right to be safe in our Nursery
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can work together to make sure all children can enjoy their rights. Every single child has rights regardless of their gender‚ abilities or religion. Dependant on where in the Uk you are based the Safeguarding of children is ever so slightly different. The document †̃Working Together to Safeguard Childrenâ€TM shows how organisations‚ school and individuals should work together to safeguard promote the welfare of children and young people with regards to the Children Act 1989 and 2004. Itâ€TMs very
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1.1 Outline current legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures with own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Some of the main Legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people put in place are - Children Act 1989 - Parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child suspect that
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The Importance of Confidentiality & Data Protection for a home based childcare service In order to run a childcare service there is a need to retain a large amount of information on each child. The Data Protection Act 1998 covers correct storage and sharing of both manual and electronic information. There are eight principles put in place by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that information is handled properly: * fairly and lawfully processed * processed for limited purposes
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1. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service. 1.1 Outline current legislation covering home based childcare‚ and the role of regulatory bodies. Current legislation; Every child matters This was the name of the green paper produced in response to the laming inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000. It went on to form the basis of the 2004 children’s act. The paper lists five outcomes which were identified in consultation with children and young people; Being healthy;
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