Unit Cyp Core 3.3 (1)
CYP Core 3.3:
Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people
Credit Value: 3
Unit Aim: provides the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children and young people. The unit contains material on e – safety.
(1.1) Current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
Anybody working with children or come into contact with children has the responsibility to secure children safely. This is why current legislation, policies, guidelines and procedures to safeguard children are put into practice. The Children Act 1989 was brought on by the government in 1991 to ensure children were safe however; the death of Victoria Climbiè who died at the hands of her guardians so the Act was updated again to the Children Act 2004 and Laming did a public investigation of the death of Victoria and his report included many times Victoria Climbie could have been saved due to many establishments involved in her case were not run properly. His report was due to making the new formation of the Every Child Matters Agenda that can bring positive outcomes for children and introducing the Children’s Act 2004 which the government implemented this by using it as centre point to making Contact Point. However, another death case of Baby Peter happened again and this was due to the failings of outside services that were involved in his care. The Act puts a role on local authorities to act together in supporting the welfare of children and young people and to safeguard as well and also, The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 was acknowledged by the Government in 1991 and the UN includes all the privileges of children to abuse, to be able to express their opinions, to be looked after and provisions for children with a disability or away from home. But the UN is not part of the Law in the UK so despite that each administration says they refer to it as part of children
Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people
Credit Value: 3
Unit Aim: provides the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children and young people. The unit contains material on e – safety.
(1.1) Current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
Anybody working with children or come into contact with children has the responsibility to secure children safely. This is why current legislation, policies, guidelines and procedures to safeguard children are put into practice. The Children Act 1989 was brought on by the government in 1991 to ensure children were safe however; the death of Victoria Climbiè who died at the hands of her guardians so the Act was updated again to the Children Act 2004 and Laming did a public investigation of the death of Victoria and his report included many times Victoria Climbie could have been saved due to many establishments involved in her case were not run properly. His report was due to making the new formation of the Every Child Matters Agenda that can bring positive outcomes for children and introducing the Children’s Act 2004 which the government implemented this by using it as centre point to making Contact Point. However, another death case of Baby Peter happened again and this was due to the failings of outside services that were involved in his care. The Act puts a role on local authorities to act together in supporting the welfare of children and young people and to safeguard as well and also, The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 was acknowledged by the Government in 1991 and the UN includes all the privileges of children to abuse, to be able to express their opinions, to be looked after and provisions for children with a disability or away from home. But the UN is not part of the Law in the UK so despite that each administration says they refer to it as part of children