Level 3 diploma for the children and young people’s workforce WE1 Task A Up to date knowledge of how laws affect day to work practices are an important attribute for staff working in children and young people’s settings. Produce an information sheet for use within your setting. The information sheet should: a) Outline current legislation within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people‚ including how • Inquiries and reviews where children have suffered harm or
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British government‚ aware of the fragility and vulnerability of children to adults‚ has implemented a number of laws relating to children and young people in the UK. These laws are made to define the inherent right of children‚ and also to define the implication of their rights for all those responsible of or using any childhood services; but more specifically what we will see through the legislation concerning the rights of children‚ is how they may impact the work of childcarers‚ how they can allow
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The context for safeguarding children and young people 1.1 Identify the changes which have occurred in the UK over the past 100 years in relation to children and health conditions/practices‚ education and employment‚ citizenship and rights‚ equality and diversity. A) Health conditions/practices There is now legislation in place to ensure all children have access to the health services they may need. Agendas such as ‘every child matters’ ensures that children have the opportunities to access
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Lister (2006‚ p.316) states that ‘Children emerged as key figures in New Labour’s nascent ‘social investment state’. Using this statement as your starting point‚ analyse and evaluate government policy to tackle child poverty and child abuse. This essay aims to outline and discuss UK social policy in regards to child poverty and child abuse since New Labour’s election in 1997 to present day coalition government. It will analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of political strategies undertaken by
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the welfare of children and young people including e-safety. Legislation covering child protection can be divided into two main categories : civil law and criminal law. The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 – This is an older piece of legislation of which some parts are still in forced today. It includes a list of offences against children‚ these are referred to as Schedule One offences. The Children Act 1989 –The current child protection system is based on the Children Act 1989. The introduction
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The Children Act 1989 This act establishes that when deciding for a child‚ the priority must be the welfare of the child‚ so the decision making must ultimately be in order to find what is for the child’s best interest.] The Childcare Act 2006. It is the first act exclusively for Early Years; it highlights the strategic role of Local Authorities and state new or extended duties for them: - Improve the Outcomes for the Every Child Matters paper to reduce inequalities by guarantying a Sure Start
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Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) The United Nations convention on the rights of the child is to promote all aspects for the care‚ development and education of children‚ non discrimination on the grounds of gender‚ religion‚ disability‚ language‚ ethnic/social origin‚ civil and political rights‚ economic‚ social‚ cultural and protective rights. Particularly relevant for home based childcare is Article 31 that states that all children have the right to relax and play and have the
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Question 1) Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ polices and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 There is no single piece of legislation that covers child protection in the UK‚ but rather a collection of laws and guidance that are continually being amended‚ updated and revoked. Laws are amended by new legislation passed by Westminster‚ the Welsh Assembly Government‚ the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament. This is known as statutory law‚ but laws
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affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. For example‚ include brief information on: Working together to safeguard children 2010; Children Act 1989 & 2004; Laming and Bichard Inquiries; Every Child Matters; Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 There are many guidelines and legislations affecting the safeguarding of children. Information on protecting and safeguarding children can be found in the guidance document Working Together to Safeguard Children: a guide to inter-agency working
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procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e safety. Children Act The main legislation that cover’s the protection of children is the Children Act 1989 then was updated in 2004‚ the Children Act 1989 (2004) is to safeguard children in learning environments. In a nursery I would safeguard children by locking gates and knowing who is meant to pick them up from nursery or school. Education Act Legislation is the Education Act 2002 this lays out the responsibilities
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