A parent may have been murdered and a domestic homicide review will need to be taken, this comes under the Domestic Violence Act 2004. Or it can be a child been harmed from another child or adult. After the reviews the LSCB will order a report from an independent person who will have all evidence and make recommendations. The local authorities must then notify Ofsted of every incident involving a child that is serious enough to then have a serious case review; this is whether the child has died or has serious harm from abuse or neglect. Serious case reviews will have the importance of, sharing information and communication, keeping an correct timeline of events, overcoming the problems of hard-to-reach families, clear planning and roles, good assessments of the child’s case, working with agencies that parents may be getting services from and early acknowledgement of a child that is in need of protection by services.
If the child is in danger they will take action to remove the child from the danger. Police The police have a special unit called Child Abuse Investigation Unit, who work with the social worker to protect children from harm. If a child is in immediate danger they will remove the child or the person causing the danger. They will also make decisions whether a crime has been committed and gather information from other agencies involved in the case. GP/Hospital GP’s or doctors at hospital may examine a child with injuries that they suspect to be non-accidental.
They also argue that Physician-Assisted-Suicide allows terminally ill patients to avoid unnecessary pain and agony in their final days and also allows the patient to control the manner and timing of his/her own death. Cons Just like there are many pros there are cons to Physician-Assisted-Suicide. Society is fearful of Physician-Assisted-Suicide because they fear being pressured to terminate their lives by the people around them and/or the medical staff. In addition, patients might feel as if they have become a burden to their families and committing suicide will resolve that for his/her family. Another concern would be the message being sent, especially to those who are not terminally ill. Would our younger generation have the understanding that committing suicide is appropriate?
They should firstly report it again to the next level of management remembering to document it all down. If the issue still is not resolved then they should report it to either the Care Quality Commission, the Safeguarding Team at the local Social Services department or the General Social Care Council, & write a confidential report detailing all relevant information. 3. Describe three factors that may make individuals more vulnerable to abuse than others. * Age – Vulnerable adults are people who are at a greater than normal risk of abuse.
They will gather evidence from settings or other agencies. They will take immediate action if the child in question is in danger. They will also have to attend court to give evidence if a crime has been committed. Health professionals also have the responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children. They will carry out medical observation or examination of the child thought to be at risk of abuse.
Overall, the debates focuses on whether the change is crucial to protect women and children or are the proposed changes are really just about placating the critics. The objective of this and other similar papers is to present an evaluation of the current system and make recommendations for changes. The common thread among these papers is the focus on children’s exposure to domestic violence and the fact that it is now considered a form of child abuse. The main concern is for the victim’s welfare, especially those of the children, after the courts have passed judgements. The paper also challenges the FCA and the Family Magistrates Court (‘FMA”) to regard and interpret family violence between adults as child abuse.
The Education Act sets out the responsibilities Children’s Act 1989 This act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of a child. Two important sections focus specifically on child protection. The local authority has a duty to investigate when ‘they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child who lives, or is found in their area is suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm’ services must be put in place by local authorities to ‘safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their area who are in need. Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of local education authorities (LEA’s), governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure those children are safe and free from harm. Children Act 2004 This provides the legal framework 1.2 Describe the different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people The different agencies involved are: Social Services Police Health Services NSPCC Children’s social care Social Services They are there to work with the families.
The Protection of Children Act 1999 gave a definition to significant harm. It listed the duties of local authorities regarding child protection. The Children Act 2004 was updated after the tragic death of Victoria climbie’ who suffered at the hands of her carers. Lord Laming issued a report which showed lack of communication between the services involved in her case. The act sees that child protection is improved and there is better communication of services.
Unit 516 Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) Understand the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people Explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. O1.1 The Children’s Act of 1984 and subsequently 2004 highlighted the obligations of professionals working with children to report suspected abuse. Following some serious incidents most notably the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000, a public inquiry was set up to address the failure of the law to uphold the protection of vulnerable children. As a result of the inquiry carried out by Lord Laming into Victoria death, major changes in child protection policies came about. The Every Child Matters initiative was launched in 2003 by the government and has become one of the most far-reaching policy initiatives to be released in the ten years.
For example if you have a case to where you have an abuse child in a home. I would say you will need to remove first the child and see where the abuse is coming from and why. Why you are doing your investigation you will also contact the local Child Protective Service so he or she help you in assisting removing the child or children out of the abusive environment. After all security procedure have taking place than you as the human service advocate can see what plan of action can be taking for this case. By having common sense and ethical you can see what is right and wrong.