first piece of legislation is the United Nations on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UN‚ 1989). This was ratified in 1991 by the UK. Although different British governments have said they are bound by this Convention it has not become part of English law. Safeguarding children in England Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) sets out how organisations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and
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Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Safeguarding and working to protect children has come about in the past 50 years after weakness in the system were highlighted through high profile cases such as Victoria Climbie in 2000. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) This is a treaty that sets out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles. This
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Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 Current legislation made for safeguarding children and young people are; Children act 1989. The main aims of the Act are: • To bring together private and public law in one framework; • To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention; • To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents;
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Safeguarding looks at protecting children and young people‚ this is does mean protecting them from just direct abuse but from a wider role and making sure that they are staying safe and that they come to no harm. The staying safe action plan looks at; keeping the children and young people from accidents‚ bullying and crime‚ forced marriages and action promotion of welfare and a healthy safe environment. Child protection focuses on protecting children from suffering any abuse‚ harm or neglect
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Unit 2.2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people 1.1 Safeguarding Legislation and Policy On the following page is a leaflet which identifies national legislation for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. The leaflet outlines the guidelines and policies put in place solely for the protection of children as well as procedures that are to be followed in the safeguarding and welfare of the young‚ while describing the roles of the various different agencies involved
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Indentify the current legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e safety. The safeguarding of children and young people is very important and therefore many legislations‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures are put in place for the welfare of the children. Before you can work in a setting with children you have to have a crb check (criminal record bureau) this is a diclosured document that reveals details of any convictions
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Legislation CYP 3.3 Explain how practitioners can take steps to protect themselves within their everyday practice in the work setting and on off sites visit? Practitioners would have to be dedicated and loyal to the job there are doing. The policy/ rules they are given must be fully taking into consideration and whereas followed. Rules must not be broken at any time or played around with. Such as if a child or young person has been abused‚ the practitioners should take immediate effect
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Outcome 1 1. Identify the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety? The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures are there to protect and keep the children safe from being harmed or by any type of risk. The 3 main policies which i am going to talk about mentioning the children’s act 2004; children act 1989 which is every child matters. Children act 1989: This act was brought to simplify
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TDA 2.2: Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People. L.O 1 1.1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. All children have the right to be kept safe and looked after. The United Nations Convention on the rights of a child (1989) is a treaty that sets out the rights and freedoms of all children in a set of 54 articles. Children’s Act 1989: Identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who
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Assignment 2 Outline current policies and legislation relating to children and how these affect your practice. 1989 The Children Act States that the Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering‚ or is likely to suffer‚ significant harm’‚ section 47 The Welfare of the child is paramount regarding his/her upbringing. Parental rights duties and obligations are outlined. Provisions are made regarding fostering‚ adoption‚ child minding
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