To promote the students Physical and Mental Health, Emotional development and welfare. 3. To inform staff of the nature of child abuse. The main categories are Physical abuse, Neglect, Failure to thrive, Sexual and Emotional abuse and grave concern. The Children Law (Guernsey and Alderney) Law 2008 states that all States Departments have a duty to work together and share information to ensure that children and young people get the services they require.
CYP Core 3.3 Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people 1. Understand the main legislation, guidlines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 Outline current legislation, guidlines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. The Children Act 1989 gave every child the right to protection from all forms of physical violence, injury or mental abuse, neglect, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse. Local Authorities have ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm’.
It also states that services must be put into place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within the area who are in need.The Education Act:This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs), governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm.Children’s Act 2004This provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters. It states that all services work more closely, forming a better service using a shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children and giving earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems. Schools must
CYP 3.3 Understand how to Safeguards the well-being of children and young people. 1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Current legislation, guidelines, Policies and procedures UK Home Nation for safeguarding children; The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 states 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 for children living away from home. The protection of Children Act (1999), this act is designed to set out the child protection duties of local authorities; it defines the term ‘significant harm’. This must have provision for children and their families, every local authority has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their own area who are in particular need.
Child protection is part of the wider concept to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and is to do with looking out for the children that look to be suffering from any kind of abuse, maltreatment and trying to prevent impairment before it’s too late. The system tries to give them a positive environment to grow up in by providing safe and caring environments. Families who are seen to be failing to look after their children can be taken in to court, and in certain circumstances, have their children taken away from them and put in to care or to another part of their family. Safeguarding a child is to make sure that they have a positive experience when developing an be able to achieve their full potential and have the right to not be abused and be protected from abuse, neglect or exploitation from anyone they know or do not know. Conclusion All children and young people should get the chance to lead a happy growing life and not have to suffer from abuse in anyway.
Section 47 states that if a Local Authority suspects a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, from significant harm they have a duty to investigate. Section 17 states that local authorities must have services to safeguard the welfare of children who are in need. The Protection of Children Act 1999. This came in to force in October 2000. This law ensures that nobody unsuitable holds a position that involves close contact with children.
Safeguarding is a concept which is used to protect children in public care from harm. This concept covers all agencies and services when working with young people and families. Each individual that comes into contact with children and families in a working role have a duty to promote the welfare of children and also protect them from harm. All agencies must ensure that any potential harm to any child’s welfare is kept to a minimum. If a concern is identified, caregivers must take all appropriate action to address these concerns whilst working to set policies and procedures.
This act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. Section 47 states that the 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. Section 17 states that services must be put into place to “safeguard and promote the welfare of children within the area who are in need”. The Education Act 2002- This sets out of the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAS) governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm. Children Act 2004- This provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters and it includes
Safeguarding Answer the following questions: Unit 025 – Understand How to Safeguard the Well-being of Children and Young People. 1. Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection in England and Wales have been formulated from; Children Act 1989 Protects children and young people in the UK and clarifies to people working with children what their duties are and how to work together in event of child abuse. England and Wales produced a separate document Working Together to Safeguard Children (1999), which emphasises the responsibilities of professionals towards children who are at risk of harm. Children Act 2004 • Integration of children’s services and introduction of children’s directors who are responsible for local authority education and children’s social services • Lead councillors for children’s services with political responsibility for child welfare • The establishment of Local Safeguarding Children’s Boards who have 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 help agencies to identify welfare needs • Revised arrangements for sharing information Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 Revised and updated on safeguarding and a national framework to help agencies work individually and together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children The Vetting and Barring Scheme Introduced in October 2009, this aims to prevent unsuitable people working with children and vulnerable people.
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 1.1 Explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people Safeguarding children refers to the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play in how this protection is carried out. In health & social care work there is likely to be a range of situations where staff will be exposed to children. This may involve direct contact through care services and supervision for children themselves, either by themselves or together with their parents, or with others. It is a legal requirement for health & social care workers to obtain an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure before they will be allowed to work with children.