Outline Current Legislation and Polices Relating to Children
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Question 1:outline current legislation and polices relating to children
Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are -
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, which ensure that children are safe and looked after, children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect, negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them.
Children Act 1989 - Parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm.
The Education Act 2002 - This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs), Governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm.
Children Act 2004 - This provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters. It includes the requirement for: Services to work more closely, forming an integrated service.
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 - This sets out the duties of organisations and how they must work together to safeguard children and young people.
Question 2: Discusses the steps you would take, if you had a concern for the safety and well being of a child
The children's act 2004 is a legislation to help protect a child or young adult under 18,there could be many different concerns but ones that need to be raised are neglect, sexual abuse, emotional and physical abuse, they are overlap in many different causes, a child or young adult could suffer from more than one abuse. A child that is suffering from physical and emotional abuse because there is violence, drug or drink abuse in the family home.
Before a decision is made we need to consider, either the parent are being
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Question 1:outline current legislation and polices relating to children
Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are -
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, which ensure that children are safe and looked after, children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect, negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them.
Children Act 1989 - Parents and professionals must work to ensure the safety of the child. Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm.
The Education Act 2002 - This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs), Governing bodies, head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from harm.
Children Act 2004 - This provides the legal framework for Every Child Matters. It includes the requirement for: Services to work more closely, forming an integrated service.
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 - This sets out the duties of organisations and how they must work together to safeguard children and young people.
Question 2: Discusses the steps you would take, if you had a concern for the safety and well being of a child
The children's act 2004 is a legislation to help protect a child or young adult under 18,there could be many different concerns but ones that need to be raised are neglect, sexual abuse, emotional and physical abuse, they are overlap in many different causes, a child or young adult could suffer from more than one abuse. A child that is suffering from physical and emotional abuse because there is violence, drug or drink abuse in the family home.
Before a decision is made we need to consider, either the parent are being