Level 5 Health an Social Care
Unit 16 Understand Safeguarding of Children & Young People (for those working in the adult sector) and Unit 14 Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults Assignment
Unit 14 AC1.3 Unit 16 AC 1.1 in the table below explain the following legislation and guidance in respect of safeguarding adult’s children and young people. Legislation/policy/best practice guidance | Summary | Safeguarding Vulnerable groups Act 2006 | Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 restricts contact between children and vulnerable adults and those who might do them harm. | Mental Capacity Act 2005 | The Mental Capacity Act 2005 prevents people who lack mental capacity from being mistreated or wilfully neglected. | Deprivation of Liberty safeguards | This is guidance for PCTs, Local Authorities, hospitals, and care homes to support them to understand and fulfil their statutory obligations under the MCA and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legislation. | Sexual offences Act 2003 | The Sexual Offences Act 2003 relates to people with a mental disorder impending choice, as well as all children. Certain sections specify offences involving care workers, abusive types of relationships and abuse of trust | Human Rights Act 1998 | The Human Rights Act 1998 prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, it also states that everyone has a right to liberty and that it should only be restricted if there is a specific legal justification. The act also outlaws discrimination of any type. | Health & Social Care Act 2008 | This act strengthens the protection of people using residential care by ensuring that any independent sector care home that provides accommodation together with nursing or personal care on behalf of a local authority is subject to the Human Rights Act 1998 | Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 | This act protects workers in the public, private and voluntary sectors from victimisation in employment following a disclosure in a many different
Unit 14 AC1.3 Unit 16 AC 1.1 in the table below explain the following legislation and guidance in respect of safeguarding adult’s children and young people. Legislation/policy/best practice guidance | Summary | Safeguarding Vulnerable groups Act 2006 | Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 restricts contact between children and vulnerable adults and those who might do them harm. | Mental Capacity Act 2005 | The Mental Capacity Act 2005 prevents people who lack mental capacity from being mistreated or wilfully neglected. | Deprivation of Liberty safeguards | This is guidance for PCTs, Local Authorities, hospitals, and care homes to support them to understand and fulfil their statutory obligations under the MCA and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards legislation. | Sexual offences Act 2003 | The Sexual Offences Act 2003 relates to people with a mental disorder impending choice, as well as all children. Certain sections specify offences involving care workers, abusive types of relationships and abuse of trust | Human Rights Act 1998 | The Human Rights Act 1998 prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, it also states that everyone has a right to liberty and that it should only be restricted if there is a specific legal justification. The act also outlaws discrimination of any type. | Health & Social Care Act 2008 | This act strengthens the protection of people using residential care by ensuring that any independent sector care home that provides accommodation together with nursing or personal care on behalf of a local authority is subject to the Human Rights Act 1998 | Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 | This act protects workers in the public, private and voluntary sectors from victimisation in employment following a disclosure in a many different