The Rights Of A Child Within Family Court System

Every Child Matters Framework which is currently in the process to be changed is part of the Children Act 2004; it is a piece of legislation which has and influences planning and provisions of learning opportunities. The Every Child Matters ensures that settings provide quality of children’s and young people’s play and learning.This supports children from birth to 19 years. When practitioners plan, they should relate their work to the five outcomes for children; be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve though learning, make a positive contribution to society and achieve economic

There are many social, economical and cultural factors that impact on the lives of children and young people. In my role as a Young Carer’s Support Worker, I work with a number of families living with the consequences of these factors. Every Child Matters (ECM) aims to improve the outcomes and life chances of every child and young person, therefore, it is important we understand and do all we can to help them achieve the 5 outcomes of the ECM, stay safe, be healthy, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, and, achieve economic well-being.

This takes action to ensure children and their families know what their rights are and how to put this entitlement into practice. Children are empowered to secure their rights and make their voice heard. Young children can be represented by an advocate to speak and interpret on their behalf.

2.2 Describe with examples the importance of recognising and responding to concerns about children and young people’s development

All Children and young people in your care should be treated with the same respect and have the same rights and access to

But children are a special case they cannot always stand up for themselves. They therefore need a special set of rights which take in to consideration their vulnerability and which ensures the adults that surround them take responsibly for their welfare, protection and development.

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 to have appropriate adult to child ratios and policies and procedures on child protection. This act has had an influence in all areas of practice from planning a curriculum and record keeping. The every child matters framework has

M1- Discuss how policies and procedures help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after.

• Provision needs to be inclusive & reflect/meet the needs of all children irrespective of their background or ability.

Everyone in the U.K, including children and young people, have rights that are recognised and protected. These rights are granted by legislation, for example, Human right legislation, The Children Act, etc, which have evolved from a variety of sources. One of these sources is The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child. Before this was adopted any laws relating to the care and protection of children and young people gave all rights to the child’s parents to do as they felt fit.

A framework called Hear by Right gives ideas to adults, young people and children on how they can be involved in the services provided for them and have their concerns taken seriously.

All individuals should have equal access to check-u, medical health treatment and also should fully have an understanding of their legal rights. Practitioners have to make sure that relevant legislation is put into practice. The children Act 1989, for example, states the local authorities must act in the ‘best interests’ of all children, and that each child has a fundamental to housing, health care and education.

Children are vulnerable due to lack of family structure; parents working to make ends meet, leaving children to fend for themselves. Children cannot stand up for themselves like adults can. Children are often brushed off and are not listened to when they are letting their problems be known. Young children can not cook or care for themselves.

3. In her article Pupavac is saying that the though children’s rights have historically been understand and implemented in one way, we have to change the way that we think about children’s human rights. There are many special challenges that she brings up in the article such as the fact that the CRC recognizes children as autonomous right holder with their own rights. She points out that this is problematic because many children are not competent in these rights or they are not able to exercise them alone. In regards to how we understand rights, she first states that the process of getting a legal norm to being a cultural norm is not a direct process. I believe this to be especially true and this is something that we have heard time and time again. We know that just because a law is passed, it does not necessarily mean that it will be implemented at the rural level. Pupavac then mentions that the CRC does not recognize children’s equal capacity to vote or stand in elections and because of this, the rights of children

This paper will seek to explore the relationship between international conventions which spell out on a universal basis what children’s rights are all about and their implementation in the Indian system of child welfare. The paper will begin by trying to legally define the term “child”, since children are the