The children Act 2004 introduced further changes to the way the child protection system is structured and organised in England and Wales. The children’s act 2004 provides legal basis for how multi agencies deal with issues relating to children. This was brought in after the Victoria Climbie case. It was designed for the care and support of children, some of these principles are: To allow children to be healthy, helping children enjoy their life, help children succeed, ensuring children are safe in their environments and to help achieve economic stability for their future. In my setting the policies and procedures for safeguarding are always put into place.
Partnership working and communication between agencies is identified as key in order to identify vulnerable children and to help keep them safe from harm and abuse. The All-Wales Child Protection Procedures were originally written in 2002, and substantially revised in 2008. The children Act 1989 -- was brought in to ensure that all people who work with children worked together and were clear about their responsibilities and knew how to act if allegations of child abuse were made. Parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm.
Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people Outcome 1: Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 The Children’s Act 1989 introduced comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales and remains an important piece of legislation due to its focus on safeguarding children and the duties of local authorities. This Act identified the responsibility of parents and of those who might work with children, ensuring the safety of the child. Its main aims were: * Achieve a balance between protecting children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention. * Encourage partnership between statutory authorities and parents.
Within the workplace there are clear guidelines within the statement of purpose of the home on how we work as a team and what support is offered to the team. K13 The SET Procedures are the multi-agency child protection guidelines for Southend, Essex and Thurrock. The Procedures provide information on: Roles and responsibilities Information sharing and confidentiality Recognising and responding to abuse and neglect Recognising and responding to increased vulnerability Referral and assessment Child Protection enquiries and conferences Allegations against people who work with children Risk management of known offenders The SET Procedures reflect all relevant law, regulation, statutory and non statutory Government guidance and best practice as at 1st April 2006; including the key government document ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’. The
Anyone working with children are to have enhanced CRB checks to ensure we comply with the current legislations that prevent inappropriate people from working there, also all staff are to know their settings policies and procedures in the event of an incident they then know the correct procedures to carry out and who next to inform. Protecting children and young people and promoting their welfare is often a shared responsibility as it is important to collect as much information from as many sources as possible to get the best picture of each case and there can be many agencies involved with this such as staff, volunteers, police, welfare officers, social services and common assessment framework
1.1- Identify the regulatory requirements, codes of practice and relevant guidance for managing concerns and complaints in own area of work. The National Minimum Standards for Regulated Child Care in Wales states that in standard 19, the outcome must be that, ‘Children and their parents are confident that their complaints will be listened to, taken seriously and acted on.’ The registered person is responsible for ensuring that: • A simple, clear and accessible written complaints procedure is in operation, which complies with the Regulations. • The complaints procedure includes information about how to contact CSSIW, including the name, address and telephone number of the relevant CSSIW office. • All complaints are handled in a sensitive
I have included my own Safeguarding Children’s Policy and plan to update this when I have done this assignment if needed. There are many obstacles we have to face whilst working with multi agencies therefore I will discuss some of these points, including the importance of parent partnership. I have learnt all about the Common Assessment Framework for children and young people (CAF) and I will include my findings along with how and why a serious case review would take place. Lastly I will reflect on my own role as a professional to see what improvements I can make to my skills to help deal with situations that may arise. I am hoping by the end of this assignment to have a secure understanding of different types of abuse, how to identify it and what the next steps would be to prevent child abuse continuing.
Staff are all adequately trained in level ! Safeguarding, every 3 years, to keep them updated on the different types of abuse and neglect ,the indicators and signs of abuse and neglect, what to do in the event of a disclosure, how and what to record, who to inform and the process of data handling and what happens next in the process of child protection. There is a process and a system in place for child protection, which includes the process for recording incidents, concerns and referrals, the secure storing in compliance with Data protection legislation., confidentiality, and information sharing A code of behaviour to staff with regard consequences of breaching the confidentiality, linked to discipline and grievance. A complaints procedure, if adults and children want to voice their concerns about unacceptable and or abusive behaviour, etc. Systems in place to ensure staff are aware of what training is required regarding safeguarding and child protection, in line with legislation and their roles and responsibilities.
Unit 115. (1) 1) Explain how legislation, frameworks, codes of practise and policies relating to positive behaviour support are applied to own working practise. In all aspects of my role I am regulated by my company’s policies and government legalisation. I have been trained in mandatory training courses that cover the children’s act and child protection making sure that I understand the legal policies in place to provide the best care for the young people I support. I have also been trained in Team Teach which is a course that focuses on positive handling techniques and de-escalating behaviour.
These meetings are designed to help you, as a professional, address the problem of child maltreatment by learning how to recognize possible abuse/neglect, report it to the appropriate agency, and provide support to children who may have been victimized. Group Discussions: We have intentionally allowed time during each session for a group discussion. Please feel free to participate in the group discussion. We welcome your opinions, but please remember to stay on the topic of the meeting in question. In the first training session you will learn about: * Background information on child abuse and neglect * The role Child Protective Services and professionals play in ensuring the safety, permanence, and well-being of our nations’ children * The learning objectives for this training program * Group Discussion The Role of Child Protective Services States give their local departments of social services the legal authority and responsibility to receive and respond to reports of child abuse and neglect.