Vulnerable Groups Act 2006: The purpose of this legislation is in place to protect vulnerable groups. Vulnerable groups individuals who require care services and that can be for various such as they have a physical or mental disability‚ elderly or have an illness and are unable to protect themselves from harm exploitation. In order to protect these individuals they prevented unsuitable individuals to work with vulnerable groups. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act: The Police Act 1997: The Sexual
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CT302 – Understanding how to handle information in social care setting The legislation that relates to the recording‚ storage and sharing of information‚ in social care is the Data Protection Act 1998. It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a social care setting so no data or medical records are lost‚ stolen or given to someone without authority (breach). If you need to access guidance‚ information and advice about handling information speak to a superior
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Recording‚ analysing and using HR information Activity 1 Further to your request for the review of the organisation’s approach to collecting‚ storing and using HR data please see the briefing note below. There are a variety of reasons why an organisation needs to collect HR data‚ these could be to satisfy legal requirements‚ provide relevant information in decision making and for consultation requirement‚ recording contractual arrangements and agreements‚ keep contact details of employees
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relevant data protection Legislation which are Data protection act of 1998 and the Freedom of information act 2000. These two acts are both design in the form of purpose to help protect individuals and organisations by giving them guidelines in which they must abide and if there were to fail to do so prosecution may be taken as it can be a criminal offence to breach these acts. Data protection act of 1998 For online companies such as Amazon to work and operate by abiding to data protection Act of 1998
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environment Session 2 Handout // All about health‚ safety and security Employer and employee responsibilities All employers and employees have a legal duty to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is most important piece of legislation on health and safety. It states that employers have a legal duty to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure for employees and anyone else affected by the work they do. Some legislation may
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Unit 1 - Understand how to respect other people at work: 1.1: Describe what is meant by diversity and why should it be valued: Diversity means valuing different individuals regardless of race‚ heritage‚ customs‚ beliefs‚ physical appearance‚ mental capabilities and etc. Diversity should be respected and valued because not everybody is completely the same as everyone else. Everyone in the workplace has to be treated equally because everyone has something to offer and everyone has a strong factor/skill
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All nurses and midwives have to comply with the legislation relating to confidentiality. Data Protection Act came into place in 1998‚ the purpose of the Act is to protect individuals by how data is controlled‚ store‚ obtained and disclosed. Data Protection Act is designed to make sure and put in place what personal information may or may not be shared and also what can be with the information. Confidentiality has been described as central to preserving the human dignity of patients. All nurses and
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In all work settings‚ staff are made aware of the confidentiality policy which complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. This policy ensures that all practitioners working in a setting can do so with confidence‚ they will respect confidentiality in many ways such as‚ information about children will be shared with parents but only about their child. Parents should not have access to any other child’s books‚ marks and progress at any time‚ especially at parents’ evening. However‚ parents should be
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and/or sensitive information held on that individual and to ensure it can only be seen or shared with staff and outside agencies directly involved in their care or on request of the person themselve. The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation which defines the law on processing data of people living within the United Kingdom. One of the central codes of practice in health and social care has been provided by the GSCC ( GENERAL SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL) and it sets standards of practice and
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are several legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information. Data protection Act 2008 is a law that protects personal privacy and upholds individuals rights. This Act gives rights to the people the information is about‚ data subjects puts obligations on the people who held information‚ data controllers‚ non-compliance is a criminal offence. The freedom of information Act 2000 is the Act that gives you the right to ask any public body for all information they have on the chosen
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