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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children. Child Protection is a highly emotive subject‚ evoking strong feelings in most people. In order to provide the most effective support and help for vulnerable children and their families‚ all staff managing services and involved in working directly with children need to be able to acknowledge their feelings and examine their different values and beliefs. Every child can be hurt‚ put at risk of harm or abused‚ regardless of their age‚ gender‚ religion or ethnicity. Safeguarding legislation
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Whilst working in a childcare setting‚ all members of staff must follow the safeguarding policy. At my setting the main points are health and safety‚ equality/inclusion and child protection. Checking for hazards‚ both indoors and outdoors‚ is a crucial part of health and safety when working with children. At my placement‚ the staff do a risk assessment every morning before the children come in. This includes the garden as well as every room in the setting. By doing this‚ they are ensuring the safety
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Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Today we use the term safeguarding instead of child protection because it covers a much broader range. These changes were influenced by the first Joint Chief Inspectors’ safeguarding report 2002 and formalised in the Every Child Matters legislation outlined in the Children Act 2004. By safeguarding a child or young person we ensure they get the very best of the opportunities available to them for them
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illegality can be reported this process is referred to as whistle blowing. As it is essential that those who are concerned about issues around safeguarding should be able to report them‚ every setting has whistle blowing policies and procedures. These policies are put in place to ensure that the process is conducted confidentially and to provide protection towards the individual who reported the incident‚ or those whose practice is being questioned‚ against fear of discrimination‚ repercussions‚
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abuser Communication difficulties Individuals that do not have good support networks i.e. family/friends/social workers etc. Outcome 2 Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse 2.1 Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused 2.2 Explain the actions to take if an individual alleges that they are being abused If suspicions arose that an individual being cared for was being abused or if the individual made an allegation that
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Unit 025 – Safeguarding 1.2 – tASK 2 Explain Child Protection within the wider context of safe guarding children and young people. Child protection should always be the primary concern of all those who work with children and young people. Safeguarding encompasses child protection‚ support‚ counselling‚ and prevention of harm‚ education and providing all of the things that a child needs to develop. Safeguarding a child is ensuring that they have the support and opportunity to achieve their potential
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services and the introduction of childrens directors with responsibility for local authority education and childrens social services.Lead councillors for childrens services with political responsibility for child welfare.The establishment of Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards with statutory powers to ensure that social services‚ the NHS‚ education services‚ the police and other services work together to protect vulnerable children.A new Common Assessment Framework to assist agencies in identifying
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The wider concept of safeguarding encompasses a variety of different factors: • Family circumstances – the physical and mental health of parents/carers is extremely important in ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people. If the parents/carers are struggling with things such as a serious illness or mental health issues‚ they cannot fulfil the needs of their children. If the parents/carers are taking drugs or subject to domestic abuse‚ again they cannot meet the needs of their children
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Today we use the word safeguarding instead of child protection. It has a much broader range and is produced to provide a framework to protecting children and young people‚ bringing with it specific recruitment and selection‚ training and vetting procedures such as C R B checks. It also highlights the need to ensure that inappropriate behaviour does not take place and outlines the preferred means by which any allegations or suspicions are reported and acted upon. Safeguarding a child or young person
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