HOME BASED CHILDCARE CYPOP5 TASKS 1-3 TASK 1 (Produce an information sheet which outlines the following: the current legislation for home based childcare and the role of regulatory bodies.) The current legislations are as follows: * Sex Discrimination Act (1975) This backed by the Equal Opportunities Commission and its aims is to make sure people are not discriminated against on the basis of their gender. * Race Relations Act (1976) which has been amended in (2000) This is
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For example: Social workers are among the groups of professionals who will be represented on youth offending teams. Social workers may be the designed responsible officer under a child’s safety order and provide supervision of community sentences. Social workers frequently act as the appropriate adult under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 during police interviews of young people. Writing reports and attending court to present reports as an ‘officer of the court’. The local authority
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Roles and Responsibilities of agencies in Safeguarding Children We all have a responsibility in Safeguarding and Protecting children and every child should be kept safe. Safeguarding children is a "multi-agency" organisation. Statutory organisations that work with children have a duty under Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 to ensure their functions are discharged with regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. What is safeguarding? It might be difficult to accept‚ but
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and procedures (that slightly vary throughout the United Kingdom depending on the home nation) that are put in place to ensure the welfare and safety of all children and young people. There are forever changing and developing in response to current concerns and focuses - for example‚ the death of Victoria Climbié resulted in the Every Child Matters report being published and changes to legislation being made. In England there are a variety of legislations which affects the safe guarding of children
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action that need to be made is the responsibly of somebody else. Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone. According to Gov.uk (2014) safeguarding is a term used to describe how adults and children are protected from various types of abuse and neglect. It is a key responsibility of local authorities as well as a shared priority of many public services including clinicians‚ social workers‚ care managers‚ specialist safeguarding staff and the police. England.nhs.uk (2017) states that multidisciplinary
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Professionals within different agencies and organisations all have specific responsibilities regarding safeguarding of children and young people. The concept of integrated working involves everyone who works with children and young people‚ and is a central part of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013). There are many different organisations involved when there is any suspicion that a child may have been abused or actually harmed. Some of the main ones being: Educational Services OFSTED – aims
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clumps and tangled fibers. These clumps‚ now known as amyloid plaques and the tangled fibers as neurofibrillary‚ are still some of the main features of Alzheimer’s. Today Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and more than 5 million Americans suffer from
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Unit TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people – Task 2 2.4: Describe the actions to take in respond to emergency situations‚ including Fires‚ Security Incidents and Missing children or young people. Fire and other emergencies Buildings need to be evacuated quickly in the event of a fire‚ gas leak or bomb scare. There will be clear procedures on how to do this in our school/nursery. These procedures must be displayed in each area of the school/nursery‚ giving information
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legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people includes the following. The Children Act 1989 (legislation) – this act focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. It identifies the responsibility of parents and anyone working with children to ensure the safety and welfare of the child is paramount. Local Authority has a ‘duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer
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There is no single piece of legislation that covers child protection or safeguarding in the UK but there are a number of laws that are continually being amended and updated. The Childrenâ€TMs Act 1989 provides the most comprehensive framework for the care and protection of children and it centres on the welfare of children up to their 18th birthday. This act defines parental responsibility and encourages partnership working with parents and interagency co-operation. The Childrenâ€TMs Act 2004 has
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