Health and Social Care: The National and Local Context of Safeguarding and Protection from Abuse
Unit 5
Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse.
National policies:
Disclosure and Barring service
Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
No Secrets (England) In Safe Hands (Wales) 2000 Human Rights Act 1998
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Local Systems:
Safeguarding Adults boards- North Wales Area (Current Chair-Chris Pearson) These bring together a number of different local agencies, police, MIND, advocacy groups, social workers, G.Ps.
The Police- Their job is to investigate all reports of abuse and make sure the rights of vulnerable adults is upheld.
Employer policies and procedures- These are in place so employees and service users are aware of their rights and ways of dealing with reports/cases of abuse.
Identify Reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse.
Report 1
Peter Connelly he was born to Tracey Connelly on 1 March 2006. In November, Connellys new boyfriend, Steven Barker, moved in with her. In December, a GP noticed bruises on Peter's face and chest. His mother was arrested and Peter was put into the care of a family friend, but returned home to his mother's care in January 2007. Over the next few months, Peter was admitted to hospital on two occasions suffering from injuries including bruising, scratches and swelling on the side of the head. Connelly was arrested again in May 2007.
In June 2007, a social worker observed marks on Peter and informed the police. A medical examination concluded that the bruising was due to abuse. On 4 June, the baby was placed with a friend for safeguarding. Over a month later, on 25 July, Haringey Council's Children & Young People's Service obtained legal advice which indicated that the "threshold for initiating Care Proceedings...was not met".
On 1 August 2007, Baby Peter was seen at St. Ann's Hospital in north London by locum paediatrician Dr. Sabah Al-Zayyat. Serious injuries, including a broken back and broken ribs, very likely went undetected
Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from abuse.
National policies:
Disclosure and Barring service
Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
No Secrets (England) In Safe Hands (Wales) 2000 Human Rights Act 1998
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
Local Systems:
Safeguarding Adults boards- North Wales Area (Current Chair-Chris Pearson) These bring together a number of different local agencies, police, MIND, advocacy groups, social workers, G.Ps.
The Police- Their job is to investigate all reports of abuse and make sure the rights of vulnerable adults is upheld.
Employer policies and procedures- These are in place so employees and service users are aware of their rights and ways of dealing with reports/cases of abuse.
Identify Reports into serious failures to protect individuals from abuse.
Report 1
Peter Connelly he was born to Tracey Connelly on 1 March 2006. In November, Connellys new boyfriend, Steven Barker, moved in with her. In December, a GP noticed bruises on Peter's face and chest. His mother was arrested and Peter was put into the care of a family friend, but returned home to his mother's care in January 2007. Over the next few months, Peter was admitted to hospital on two occasions suffering from injuries including bruising, scratches and swelling on the side of the head. Connelly was arrested again in May 2007.
In June 2007, a social worker observed marks on Peter and informed the police. A medical examination concluded that the bruising was due to abuse. On 4 June, the baby was placed with a friend for safeguarding. Over a month later, on 25 July, Haringey Council's Children & Young People's Service obtained legal advice which indicated that the "threshold for initiating Care Proceedings...was not met".
On 1 August 2007, Baby Peter was seen at St. Ann's Hospital in north London by locum paediatrician Dr. Sabah Al-Zayyat. Serious injuries, including a broken back and broken ribs, very likely went undetected