Assignment 2. 1. Outline current policies and legislation relating to children and how they affect your practice. Key legislation for working with children UN Convention on the Rights of a Child 1989 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child was ratified by the UK in 1991. It set out the principles for a legal framework to underpin all aspects for the care‚ development and education of all children. The articles cover: non discrimination on the grounds of gender‚ religion
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of legislation that support the safeguarding of children are the Children Act 1989‚ Children Act 2004 and the Childcare Act 2006. The Children Act in 1989 set out principles to guide the work of local authorities and courts and also defined ‘significant harm’ and a child ‘in need’ of intervention. The Children Act 2004 provides the legal basis for children’s services set out in the Every Child Matters: Change for Children document. The Childcare Act 2006 is the first piece of legislation that is primarily
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because for children in risk every day matters‚ both the safeguarding agenda and academic research underline the damage that delayed intervention can cause and reinforce the importance of the joint working of professionals and institutions (DfE‚ 2013 and Broadhurst and Grover‚ 2009). For children‚ the areas in which they feel the need for more support are: in the provision of security‚ sense of belonging and trust and self-development (McAuley and David‚ 2009). Since the Children Act in 1989 safeguarding
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E1 1. Children act 1989 2. Disability discrimination act 1995 (DDA) 3. Children act 2004 4. Human rights act 1995 5. Equality act 2006 E2 The children act 1989 has influenced some settings by bringing together several sets of guidance and provided the foundation for many of the standards practitioners sustain and maintain when working with children. The act requires that settings work together in the best interests of the child and form partnerships with parents or carers. It requires settings
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Race relations Act 1976 and racial religious Hatred act 2006 The Race Relations Act 1976 IS to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race‚ colour‚ and nationality‚ ethnic and national origin in the fields of employment‚ the provision of goods and services‚ education and public functions. Racial and Religious Hatred Act states that its purpose is‚ ―to make provision about offences involving stirring up hatred against persons on racial or religious grounds‖. The Schedule to the Act amends to the
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policies and procedures within UK home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Safeguarding is about promoting children’s welfare and putting measures in place to improve children’s safety and prevent abuse. As part of the safeguarding process it is necessary to take action when there is reasonable belief that a child is at risk of significant form. The children’s act 1989 This act makes the welfare children the most important consideration when any decisions are being made about
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explain how legislation affects how schools work. The UN Convention on the Rights of a Child 1989 – in 1989 the world leaders decided children needed a special convention just for them to give them special care and protection that adults do not need. All children up to the age of 18 have the rights in the convention. Some groups of children eg those living away from home or disabled children have additional rights to make sure they are treated fairly and their needs are met. Every child in
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M2: Asses the influence of a recent national policy initiative promoting anti-discriminatory practice In this leaflet I am going to asses the influence of national policy initiative anti-discriminatory practice this also includes legislations and regulations that has to be followed. Discriminatory practice is when people are placed and categorised in groups for example male and female or racial wised. For example an elderly mane would be questions whether he is allowed to run a marathon because
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and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. Part 1 of the document is issued as statutory guidance. Practitioners and agencies will have different responsibilities under different areas of the guidance and should consult the preface for a fuller explanation of their statutory duties. CHANGE TO STATUTORY GUIDANCE: On 10 June‚ Tim Loughton MP‚ Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families announced a change
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of enquiry" This report looked into abuse within children’s homes in North Wales between 1974 and 1976 The enquiry was conducted by Sir Ronald Waterhouse. The reports of abuse were made by children living in the Children’s homes of North Wales. One of the Managers Named Alison heard the reports from the children themselves. The reports were taken to her superiors who did nothing about it. Further to that Alison took her reports to the police‚ the social services denied any further investigations.
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