Assignment 008 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task A 1. The Children Act 1989 - 2004 is the most relevant legislation for safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. It was first made to give boundaries and support for local authorities for the welfare of children. The act then also made changes to the law that are regulated for children and their safety if they are in foster homes‚ adoption agencies‚ babysitting services and also handling childcare crimes and crimes
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516 1.1) The policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people all stem from the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman by Ian Huntley. From this horrific act of evil the Safeguarding Vulnerable Group Act 2006 was born (see evidence ‘6’ – 520 1.3). Another public enquiry was set up to address the failure of the law after the death of Victoria Climbié. Within this enquiry‚ Lord Laming called for changes to be made in child protection policies. From this there was
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71‚ Outcome 1 Explain how current and relevant legislation and policy affects work with children and young people. Current legislation is the result of The children Act 1989 which was brought in to ensure that all people who work with children worked together and was clear about their responsibility’s and knew how to act if allegations of child abuse were made.Following the death of Victoria Climbie in the year 2000 an independent inquiry highlighted many problems with how reports of neglect and
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Summary of legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people- The children act 1989-The main concepts of this act are parental responsibility‚ the welfare of the child and partnership and cooperation from all associated services. In summary the act states that the mental and physical well-being of the child is above all else and appropriate steps need to be taken to ensure this. The protection of children act 1999- The act created
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1.1 The main current legislation guidelines policies and procedures within own UK home nation for safeguarding children and young people The main parts of legislation that support the safeguarding of children are the • UN Convention on the Rights of the Children (UNCRC) This was made a convention law in 1991 and contains articles that refer to the rights and needs of children regardless of race‚ language‚ colour‚ sex‚ religion‚ disability‚ origin‚ political or any other status . •
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legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children‚ including e-safety. e-safety is when you teach children and young people about the dangers of using the internet. Just the same as you teach them road safety it is important to teach them about the dangers of the internet when using computers‚ games consoles etc. Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Policies which
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Understanding safeguarding of children and young people ( for those working in the adult sector ) 1:1 Some of the Policies and procedures along with practices include : The Children Act 1989 allocated duties to local authorities‚ courts‚ parents and other agencies in the United Kingdom‚ to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. Its focus is on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however‚ it also makes provisions for instances
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introduction of the Children’s Act 2004; the creation of the Contact Point project‚ a government database designed to hold information on all children in England; (now defunct after the coalition government of 2010 turned it off)‚ and the creation of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner chaired by the Children’s Commissioner for England Children’s Act 1989 The Children Act 1989 aimed to ensure that the welfare of the child was paramount‚ working in partnership with parents to protect the child from
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Asessment task – TDA 2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Task 1 links to learning outcomes 1 and 3‚ assessment criteria 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 3.1‚ 3.2‚ 3.3‚ 3.4 and 3.5 Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people‚ including e-safety Within my workplace I am aware of the statutory and regulatory health and safety requirements for pupils‚ staff‚ families and visitors in the school. Health and safety
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------------------------------------------------- 1.3 Analyse how national and local guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people. In a school‚ nursery or educational establishment‚ Government Legislation and policies and procedures within the establishment ensure that all children are kept safe and protected from harm. All establishments must have these policies and procedures in place and they must be in line with national legislation. All staff working within
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