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Unit 4222-345 Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people (CYP M3.3) 1.1 Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK home nation. The legislation, guidelines and policies that affect safeguarding children have come about due to the Children’s Act (1989). This act was updated in 2004 to include the principle of integrated children’s services and to also incorporate the five main principles of Every Child Matters. I will list the main legislations, guidelines and also my workplace’s policies and procedures: Children’s Act (2004) - The Act was created with a certain set of goals. Its primary purpose was to give boundaries and help for local authorities and/or other entities to better regulate official intervention in the interests of children.
P3: Describe two theories of criminal behaviour and the factors that contribute to them. P1: Outline the current crime and disorder legislation. There are 4 main acts or legislations in crime disorder, these are: Crime and Disorder Act 1998 – This Act was created on the 2nd of December 1997 and was given the queen’s royal assent (which is giving her approval), on the 31st July 1998. It is an Act of Parliament in the UK. The Crime and Disorder Act was put in place to make changes to the criminal justice system so that there
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The UN convention on the rights of the child – adopted by the united nations in November 1989, spells out the basic human rights to which children everywhere are entitled. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child was ratified by the UK in 1991. It set out the principles for a legal framework to underpin all aspects for the care, development and education of all children. The articles cover: non discrimination on the grounds of gender, religion, disability, language, ethnic or social origin; civil and political rights; economic, social, cultural and protective rights. Particularly relevant for out of school clubs and play
Current Legislation that Underpins the Safeguarding of Children and Young People. There is a lot of legislation relating to children and young people in the UK. Such as: Children’s Act 1948 Children and Young Person Act 1963 The Children’s Act 1989 Protection of Children Act 1999 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child The Human Rights Act 2000 Data Protection Act 1998 Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 Adoption and Children Act 2002 Education Act 2002 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Everychild Matters 2005 Children Act 2004 Equality Act 2010 (Amended 2012) Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013 These frameworks have changed over time as our understanding and thresholds for concern about children have changed. One thing that leads to legislation or at least a review of old is a Serious Care Review (SCR). Upon investigating SCR I have found from Working Together to Safeguard Children Guidance 2010 chapter that.
P5 Describe appropriate responses where child abuse is suspected or confirmed, making reference to current legislation and policies All Wales Child Protection Procedures New all-Wales child protection procedures, implemented on April 1st 2008, will help safeguard children and promote their welfare. The All Wales Child Protection Procedures 2008 replace earlier jurisdiction and reflect recent significant changes in legislation. The new procedures combine the shared knowledge and experiences of Wales' 22 Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) and reflect the changes required as a result of high-profile child protection reports like the Laming Report. They address a wide range of safeguarding issues, including new mediums in which abuse can occur, such as the internet, and incorporate learning from research and practice from other parts of the world. The shared Welsh procedures have been achieved through the work of the All Wales Child Procedures Review Group which has been meeting on a regular basis since the production of the All Wales Procedures in 2002.
CT229 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 * Children act 1989 which was then expanded on 2004 * Data protection act keeping them on the records 1998 * Working together to safeguard children 2006 * Health & safety at work act 1974 * Early years foundation stage 2012E safety teaching children about internet and safety teaching them the dangers.Policies and procedures for safeguarding with children would be always have at least two people in the room, when changing children make sure doors are open. Photos are only allowed to be seen by the parent. Make sure you only have physical contact if it’s to pick a child up after they have fallen or if there hurt. Always listen to the children incase there calling out for help make sure the child knows you are there for support. The EYFS supports safeguarding by making sure that children are in a safe environment and that they are being watched closely to check for any concerns that they may have about the child, and by making sure the child is on the correct stage of learning for the age they are at.
Other notable federal events from the 1960s to the present include the following. Commensurate with the launching of Sputnik, the National Defense Education Act of 1958 authorized funds to thousands of students for foreign language training (U. S. Department of Education, 1991; Simon, 1980). Some authors have pointed to an apparent “schizophrenic” U.S. attitude, whereby foreign-language learning for native-born, predominately Englishspeaking individuals, over this century, has sometimes been supported, while bilingual education programs for languageminorities have simultaneously been disfavored (Crawford, 1989). In 1974 the Equal Education Opportunities Act (EEOA) was enacted (Crawford, 1989). A section of the Act required schools to work to overcome language barriers that interfered with language-minority students’ learning (Crawford, 1989).
Mrs. Kenner PL – Law ECD 135 The Handicapped Children’s Early Education Act of 1968 (P.L 90-538) The Handicapped Children's Early Education Assistance Act was signed on September 30, 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Later being renamed in the year of 1992. This act was an act that was and still is admired for establishing over one hundred model programs for preschool and other youth handicapped children. Due to this act congress required schools to eliminate all architectural barriers to the physically handicapped. Furthermore, the types of services that the Act provides are designed under experimental approaches to meet the needs of children with disabilities.