1.1 Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. The Children Act (1989)‚ was introduce to facilitate the welfare of children‚ as well as ensuring that the welfare of the child is paramount. The act allocated responsibility to parents‚ local authorities and those who work with children to ensure the almost safety of a child. • The core objectives are to protect children and establish a
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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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from physical‚ emotional and sexual abuse‚ and neglect‚ and managing their welfare and safety is the essence of child protection‚ and effective child protection is a fundamental part of safeguarding children and young people. Safeguarding is a relatively new term and the Government has defined ‘safeguarding children’ as: ‘The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect‚ preventing impairment of their health and development‚ and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with
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The policies protectionism and paternalism had a major impact on the freedoms and rights of indigenous people. The major impact was the government controlling the aboriginal’s way of life. Protectionism meant that aboriginals were removed from contact with the white Australians‚ and they were required to live in reservations or in missions with restrictions on their movement and their way of life. The other policy paternalism was about white Europeans acting in a fatherly way to the indigenous people
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QCF Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People’s Workforce Unit 030 Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People Title Unit 030 Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People Level 3 Credit Value 3 Learning outcome 1 – Understand how the Social‚ Economical and Cultural environments can impact on the outcomes and life chances of Children and Young People: 1.1 Describe the Social‚ Economic and Cultural factors that will impact on the lives
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Assignment 2 Outline the current policies and legislation relating to children and how these affect your practise. There are many policies and procedures within the UK that outline the current legislation and guidelines to help with safeguarding children:- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989. This law ensures that children are safe and looked after. It states that children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury
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The following legislation affects Safeguarding children and young people in the UK- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child 1989 this includes childrens rights to protection from abuse‚ the right to express their views and be listened to‚ and the right to care and services for diabled children or children living away from home. Although different british governments have said that it regards itself bound by the Convention and refers to it in child protection guidance‚it has not
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HSC 037 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a health and social care setting. Fire Precautions Act 1971 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Health And Safety of Work Act 1974 Manual Handling Operations Regulation 1992 Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health regulation 2002 (COSHH) These are the main principles of health and safety legislation that applies to a health care setting. By following these acts
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DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Level 3 Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care 4222/306 HSC 037 Second submission. LEARNER NAME Gill Ball LEARNER WORK-BASE Timberdine City & Guilds REG. NUMBER PRC8727 ASSESSOR’S NAME Sue Francis Assessment Centre Number: 024995 Worcestershire County Council Learning‚ Development and Well-being Vocational Assessment Centre County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP Guidance for Learners on completing their workbooks If you
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Develop Health and Safety and risk Management Policies‚ Procedures and Practices in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People Settings. The basis of the British Health and Safety Law is The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. This act sets out duties which employers have towards employees and members of the public e.g. volunteers‚ students‚ visitors‚ other professionals etc. This also sets out duties for employees to have towards each other. This setting believes that the health and safety
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