Children Bill (2004). (Now known as the children act 2004). The Children’s act is a joined system of health‚ family support‚ childcare and education services so all children get the best start possible. Through the range of measures brought in under Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme‚ organisations providing services to children‚ such as schools‚ hospitals and the police‚ they all work together and share information between each other‚ so that all children‚ and especially those from
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. The Children Act 1989 (England and Wales) These acts were brought in with aim of simplifyinh the laws that protect children and young people. They tell people what their duties are and how they should work together when child abuse is suspected. Working Together to Safeguard Children (1999) This provides guidelines for professionals in England and Wales to help them work with children who are at risk of harm. Children Act 2004 The death of Victoria
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“Her death has become one of those major modern occasions where there seems to have been a collective sense of empathy for a stranger’s fate. She has become an embodiment of the betrayal‚ vulnerability and public abandonment of children. The inquiry must mark the end of child protection policy built on a hopeless process of child care tragedy‚ scandal‚ inquiry‚ findings‚ brief media interest and ad hoc political response”.1 Upon investigating the serious nature of this case and it’s deeply
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Introduction The death of any child as the result of non-accidental injury is a tragedy. The fact‚ that in England around 80 children die every year from abuse or neglect‚ and that this figure has remained relatively constant over more than 30 years‚ is shocking. Since 1948 there have been around 70 public inquiries into major cases of child abuse. The names of many of the children who have died have become well known‚ simply because of the terrible nature of their deaths. In many of these cases the
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Unit 25 1.1 Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. The children’s Act 1989 The children’s act 1989 is a British act of parliament that changed the law concerning children; the law introduced the idea of ‘Parental responsibility’ i.e. - The child’s requirements arising from race‚ culture‚ language and religion be taken into account. - The best place for a child/young person was to
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Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. • Working together to safeguard children (2006-2010) • Children act (2004) • Education act(2002) • Disability discrimination act (1995) • Special education needs (SEN) couch practice (2000) • Data protection information handling and sharing 2. Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. This is when children are suffering from any form of abuse or
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Child Matters) and also the Children Act 2004. Another way a barrier can be made is if practitioners do not follow certain policies and procedures. A way that this can cause problems is that it can put children in harmful and dangerous situation. A way that this can be overcome is to have regular safety checks by other professionals in this sector to ensure that the setting is safe and that staff members are following procedures‚ this will help to make sure children are not victims and are not
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periods of longer than 24 hours‚ and hit with bike chains‚ hammers and wires. Up to her death‚ the police‚ the social services department of four local authorities‚ the National Health Service‚ the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)‚ and local churches all had contact with her‚ and noted the signs of abuse. However‚ in what the judge in the trial following Climbié ’s death described as "blinding incompetence"‚ all failed to properly investigate the case and little action
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enquiry was launched‚ which widely criticized many services put into place to protect children. Many failings where found and as a result a series of government measures where put into place to reduce the risks to vulnerable children and young adults. The most relevant to the case of Victoria Climbie was the introduction of the children act 2004‚ and a new strategy ECM (’every child matters -change for children’) ‚this was designed to repair the flawed system which led to such blinding incompetance
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enquiries‚ like the cases of the children mentioned‚ continually conclude that a lack of communication between agencies with regards to sharing of relevant information and concerns regarding vulnerable children are one factor which requires to be addressed. The idea behind multi-agency working is that children and families who may require additional assistance are supported effectively and efficiently‚ therefore minimising or even preventing any difficulties from arising. Children develop in different ways
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