Legislation and Regulations Outline of legislation in relation to Unit and assessment criteria Children Act 1989 This Act allocates duties to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted‚ with an emphasis on children being best looked after within their family. Schools have a greater duty of care‚ including ensuring there is no risk from the adult supervision within schools‚ one method to help ensure this is the data barring checks (DBS‚ formerly criminal records bureau‚ CRB). School
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Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedure for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety. *** Answer submitted on Apr 7 2013 4:55PM *** Every Child Matters 2005: This was put into place to ensure all organisations and agencies invoved with children between birth and 19 years should work together to ensure that children have the support needed to be healthy‚ safe‚ enjoy and achieve and make a positive contribution and achieve economic
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outline of the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Ans. There are many legislative acts that affect the safeguarding of children and young people. These are: • Children Act 1989 (England and Wales)/Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995: This act outlined the duties all who worked with children and they should coordinate in the event of allegations of child abuse. • Children Act 2004: This
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All organisations that have any contact with children and young people have a responsibility to have policies and procedures to protect these vulnerable children/young people from harm no matter their age‚ gender‚ race‚ or religion. These organisations can be schools‚ nurseries‚ toddler groups‚ brownies‚ cubs‚ gymnastic groups‚ swimming groups‚ to religious study groups. Any group whether voluntary or not. Everyone has a responsibility to protect children and young people. My friend is in the local
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The current legislation for home based childcare ensures children are cared for in a safe environment by carers who are committed to providing each child with the skills for their future. The Law The Childcare Act 2006‚ all childcare providers must promote the 5 outcomes for children. They are considered to be essential to children becoming happy and successful adults. 1. Help us achieve well and enjoy what we do. 2. Protect us from harm or neglect and help us stay safe. 3. Help us
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2. Identify Policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding‚ protection and welfare of children. All early year’s settings must have a child protection policy. These include: All children have right to be kept safe and protected from any abuse or harm. Child abuse can occur in any cultures‚ religions and social classes. Every person who works with child must be sensitive to the children’s family culture‚ religions and social background. Children must have the opportunity to express their views
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of safeguarding children including legislation‚ policy and professional practice (4000 word - 100%): United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child (UNCR 1989)‚ Article 1 defines a ’child’ as a person below the age of 18. Law is used in order to legitimise society; children are deeply and permanently affected by the laws that are made and enforced by adults. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children is based on "_protecting‚ preventing and ensure safety_" towards children‚ (Reference)
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National and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children are there for all practitioners to be aware of and relate to. They influence schools and help them to have and adhere to their own internal policies for protecting children. These policies are set to protect all children under the age of 18 and are reviewed regularly to keep in line with government legislation. All schools should have their own safeguarding policy in place as well as Borough councils. The Borough
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to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people. Outcome 1 Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. Current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies & procedures: “The Children Act 1989 An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes‚ community homes‚ voluntary homes and voluntary organisations; to
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National legislation and Local guidelines play a major role in how school policies and procedures are developed and which are relevant to safeguarding children and young people and how they affect the day to day work with children and young people School safeguarding policies and procedures are drawn up by schools and all schools must ensure that they adhere to them as these are legal obligations according to the law in the UK. School policies constitute a number of agreed statements and beliefs
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