Explain Child Protection Within the Wider Concept of Safeguarding Children and Young People.

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Safeguarding is promoting children's welfare and is putting measures in place to improve children's safety and prevent abuse. Child Protection is part of the safeguarding, where it is necessary to take action where a child could be at risk from significant harm. Current guidelines: • Every Child Matters • September 2003- the government made this green paper after the Lord Lambing inquiry into Victoria Climbie - an 8 year old girl from the Ivory Coast, who died in London in 2000 after months of malnutrition and torture. A post-mortem found 128 separate injuries on her body and a public inquiry under Lord Laming identified at least 12 occasions where she might have been saved by social workers, police or NHS staff: Victoria was known to 3 housing departments, 4 social service departments, 2 GP's, 2 hospitals, an NSPCC run family centre and 2 police child protection teams across several London Boroughs. Her death highlighted that agencies were not exchanging information on child who they felt were at risk from harm. • Being health - healthy lifestyle, physical and mental health. • Staying safe- to be protected from neglect and harm. • Enjoying and achieving - for children to be able to enjoy their lives and be able to achieve in their life. • Making a positive contribution- to stay away from anti-social behavior, but to be involved in their community. • Economic well-being- to be able to have enough money for everyday life The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) states that all children have the right to have their voices heard- weather this is on plans for activities or what is happening in their
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