The Children Act (1989) – This is a UK Act for the protection of the child from significant harm. It ensures that the child is supported, safe and cared for, by setting standards.…
The children’s act 1989 is a UK act, which will protect all children against substantial harm or abuse from parents. The main points of the act, is to support the children in any setting which will provide a safe environment. By making sure that cared for make sure that good care standards will be put in place to protect them. The act was revised in 2004 to provide a broader outcome as the children got older. It was changed due to the lack of guidance which Victoria Climbé hadn’t received from the social workers in her area. When she was taken to hospital, it was one of the doctor’s who’d looked after her that noticed something wasn’t being right.…
The aim of The Children’s Act 1989 is targeted at local organisations, agencies and services such as schools to ensure that children are safeguarded within that setting from harm and abuse and that their health and wellbeing is encouraged/promoted.…
The Children Act 2004 amended the Children Act 1989 mainly in response to the Victoria Climbe inquiry. The Children Act 1989 was the first acknowledgment in UK Law of children’s rights encapsulated by the phrase ‘the needs of the child are paramount’. A set of aim led to the creation of the Children Act 2004. The main purpose was to give boundaries and help for local authorities to better regulate official intervention in the interest of children and to improve services for children and young people aged 0-19. This has come from the Green Paper ‘Every child matters’ and identifies 5 outcomes for all children…
The children act 1989- the children act is a legislation that ensures the welfare of children. This would promote anti-discriminatory practice by protecting children and treating them all equally. This could be by stopping abuse and giving children a safe and secure home to live in.…
Children’s Act 1989, describes how local authorities should carry out their responsibilities in relation to care planning, placement and case review for looked after children. These responsibilities are designed to support the local authority in its primary duty set out in section 22(3) of the 1989 Act to safeguard and promote the welfare of the looked after child and…
This is the basis of the current child protection system in England and Wales and was introduced to consolidate and clarify previous legislation. It established the principle that a child’s welfare is paramount in any decisions made about their upbringing. It states that every effort should be made to preserve a child’s home and family links and…
The Children’s Act 1989 describes how local authorities should carry out their responsibilities in relation to care planning, placement and case reviews for looked after children. These responsibilities are designed to support the local authority in it’s primary duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of looked after children and to act as good corporate parents to enable each looked after child to achieve their full potential.…
The children’s Act 1989 was introduced to make comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales regarding the welfare and safeguarding of children. It provided a framework for the care of children and is a key piece of legislation relevant to child protection in England and wales. This act established some key principles:…
The welfare of the child is part of The Children Act 1989, and it means we as practitioners have to be reflective on our practice, it also means within our practice we have to put the child first. And treating all children so their needs are put first this is important because all children are different. (E8)…
* Children Act (1989) -This act aims to improve effective local authorities working to safeguard and promote children’s well being and support vulnerable children. The act aims to ensure that the welfare of the…
This Act from 1989, updated in 2004, is the most influential of the several laws relating to children, because is all about how children are treated. To keep sure that people will be aware about children’s needs and will meet them, the government introduced: The Children Act 1989. This Act exposes in 12 main sections all children’s issues. The principal view of the act can be told in one sentence: children’s needs are paramount!…
This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection.…
The children’s Act 2004 is the altered version of the children Act 1989. The main purpose of this act was to provide help and boundaries for the local authorities and other individuals/carers, to regulate better official involvement in the interests of children. The act has become the basis for most official administration considered helpful to children.…
The Children’s Act 1989 gave every child the right to protection from abuse and exploitation and the right to inquiries to safeguard their welfare.…