Unit 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
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Use the case study to illustrate your understanding of the influence of underpinning legislation in relation to how social care intervention could improve their quality of life. To consider the influence of legislation in relation to social care‚ the case of Mary who has been diagnosed with dementia will be used to explain how legislation is used. Within social work‚ law is very important as it is used to provide guidance and duties for the local authorities and professionals in how to proceed
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Legislation and codes of practice affecting work of teachers and how these relate your specialist subject. My specialist subject is recruiting for Educational professionals and working with local educational authorities to ensure that educators are in post‚ with the responsibility for their professional development The Children’s Act 2004 emphasises the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting. If a learner discloses neglect or abuse; an establishment
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The current legislation and guidelines relating to the health and safety of children are The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 It is designed to protect everyone in the workplace‚ the employers are responsible for everyone in the workplace and have duties to carry out to ensure this‚ and employees have to carry out duties to meet the requirements of this act. It’s also designed to keep employers and employees safe in the workplace. Before 1974 8 million employees and employers had no legal safety
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Current legislation‚ guidelines ‚ Policies and procedures The following is an outline of current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation for safeguarding children The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 was approved by the UK on the 16th December 1991. This includes: • Children’s rights to protection from abuse • The right to express their views and be listened to • The right to care • Services for disabled children • Services
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UNIT 2: ROLES AND RESONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFELONG LEARNING UNIT NUMBER: M/503/1232 – OUTCOME 1.1 LEVEL 4 1.1 Summarise the key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities 1.The first aid trainer is governed by a number of legislative Acts designed to ensure the overall safety and welfare of the trainer and their students. Some of these Acts have lead to the creation of generic Codes of Practice. The parent company
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The aim from this act is to provide a safe working environment which reduces the risk of accidents. All work places are covered by this‚ which says that an employer must do everything to provide a safe workplace with adequate welfare facilities. The employer and employees both have responsibilities in which they have to abide by at all times. Employers must: • Provide and maintain safety equipment and safe systems of work • Provide information‚ training‚ instructions and supervision. • Ensure
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1. Understand how to set up a home based childcare service. 1.1 Outline current legislation covering home based childcare‚ and the role of regulatory bodies. Current legislation; Every child matters This was the name of the green paper produced in response to the laming inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000. It went on to form the basis of the 2004 children’s act. The paper lists five outcomes which were identified in consultation with children and young people; Being healthy;
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LO - 1.1: Summarise key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities LO - 1.3: Evaluate own role and responsibilities in Lifelong Learning Sector Data Protection Act 1998 “The Act is to protect the rights and privacy of individuals‚ and to ensure that data about them are not processed without their knowledge and are processed with their consent wherever possible. The Act covers personal data relating to living individuals
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| | | | |508 |Outline the current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of children and young people | |1.1 |within own uk nation. | | |
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