(2006) Childcare Act. (2006) The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Act. (2001) All settings working with children and young people should establish and maintain a safe environment and deal with any circumstances where there could be a chance of any welfare concerns. Through all their protection policies and procedures for the safeguarding of children and young people, all settings have an important role in the prevention of abuse and neglect. This could include helping children and the young people to protect themselves from abuse as well as any sort of bullying.
CYP33.1.1 Current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. CYP33.1.2 Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people CYP33.1 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people There are policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of young people and children. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 ensures that children are kept safe and looked after. It states that all children have a right to be protected from any form of abuse whether it be physical, mental, neglect, negligence, maltreatment, injury or exploitation. Children Act 1989 outlines that parents and professionals must work together to ensure the safety of a child.
Children’s Act 2004 The act and the Every Child Matters act is giving a messages that safeguarding children is a shared responsibility. There are many procedures throughout this act. One procedure is the concerns about the welfare of a child. You have to take into concern the way the child has been raised. There are other procedures for if allegations are being made against you if so it will be investigated under the LSCB (London Safeguarding Children Board) procedures.
In UK all different legislations, guidelines and polices aim to protect well-being of children and promote their safeguarding. The Children Act 1989 This Act has changed the law regarding children safeguarding. Local authorities, courts, parents/carers are assigned with duties and responsibilities in order to promote welfare, safe and happy upbringing of all children. The Children ACT 1989 believes that young people get the best care within their own families and focus on supporting parents and carers. However if there are any allegations or suspicion of child abuse, it gives the local authorities rights to intervene.
We do this according to their developmental stage. * Understanding the signs of abuse and being aware of what appropriate procedures to take if abuse is suspected. * Carrying out risk assessments to avoid hazards which could harm children There are times when we work with children that an individual’s rights conflict which another principle. A balanced approach has to be taken in deciding the greater priority in certain circumstances. All children have rights and also the parents have rights.
It shows the responsibility of parents and of those working with children to ensure their safety. It redefines the concept of parental responsibility, achieving a balance between protecting the child and the rights of the parents to challenge state interventions. It restructures the framework of the courts, particularly regarding family proceedings. Local authorities have a duty to investigate when there is reasonable cause to suspect a child is suffering or in danger of suffering significant harm. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 An International Human Rights Treaty setting out the rights of all children to be treated equally.
ASSESSMENT PLAN CT 229 - Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Date: 29/3/13 This unit is about safeguarding children and young people. Government has put in place various legislations and mechanisms to protect children and young people from harm . In order to enable them to develop fully, practitioners are obliged to perform their roles in ensuring that the environment, staff and all activities are organised to protect children and young people and support them when there are concerns. This is also done with relevant stakeholders to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved. I would like you to think of the reasons why such systems are in place and different ways by which children and young people can be exposed to harm.
It is not by chance that The Children’s Rights movement has put so much faith in the transformation both nationally and internationally of children rights into legally constructed rights (Aston et al., 1992). Might the Convention be as radical as to oblige signatory countries to eliminate child poverty and promote child development, both in their own countries and internationally (Lewis and Lindsay 2000). One of the five outcomes for children and young people identifies in Every Child Matters was ‘staying safe’ (DfEs, 2005) as a result of cases such as Victoria Climb’ie where services often came to late. Featherstone and Evans (2004) believe adults in positions of power over children can exploit and abuse that power to the detriment of children’s wellbeing. It is well documented that children in countries throughout the world are both physically and sexually abused within their own families, even though article 19 states that every child is protected by law (UNICEF 2001).
TDA 2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1.1 Identify the current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. The Children Act 1989 and 2004 This act includes two sections that focus on child protection: * Section 47 – the local authority has a duty to investigate a reasonable suspicion that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm * Section 17 – services must be put in place by the local authority to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their area. This act also provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters (and earlier piece of legislation). Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) These guidelines set out the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) which deals with the duties of organisations and how they should work together. Education Act 2002 This tackles the responsibilities of local education authorities, governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm.
The Education Act 2002 - This sets out 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. It includes the requirement for: Services to work more closely, forming a integrated service A common assessment of children’s needs A shared data base of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children Earlier support for parents who are experiencing problems E- safety council - set up guidelines for the safe use of the internet and other technology in order to protect children and young people from harm Describe the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of the children and young people Doctor/ Hospital - doctor’s are usually the first person of call for their patients, and usually are first to pick up possible signs of physical abuse when examining a child or young person at their surgery. Social services - Social services have a duty to support vulnerable families. They must