Children Act 1989

statutory guidance to support the safety and welfare of children and young people. They have been developed over many years to recognise the rights of children and young people, protect vulnerable children and young people and after independent inquiries of fatal abuse cases, to recognise the failures of multi agencies and support services. There are many legislations and guidelines affecting safeguarding of children and young people. The Children Act 1989, assigns duties to local authorities, courts, parents

and procedures in all settings which work with children. All settings will have in place policies and procedures that cover safeguarding and all other aspects of child protection which will include day to day work in the following areas, health and safety, childcare practice, risk assessment, advocacy (defined as putting forward a person’s views on their behalf and working for the outcome that the individual wishes to achieve) and supporting children and young people and anyone else who

1.1 The Children’s Act 1989 and 2004: This act is all about ensuring that the children are kept safe from harm and are developing healthy. It’s important that settings support children and their families and work together with them to provide the best for the children. In 2004 the act was revisited because of the Victoria Climbie case and the every child matters came into place where five main aims were made: be healthy, stay safe, achieve through learning, achieve economic well-being and make

The law assumes that all parents will protect and promote the interests of their children, however some do not. Therefore the state has the power to intervene and remove children from their parents to protect them from any harm. This form of child protection is the states’ greatest power. The local authority (LA) have a duty to investigate complaints if they have reason to believe that a child is at risk; this is demonstrated in the scenario where the school follows their child protection procedure

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.

1. What duty of care means in children and young people settings? Duty of care is a requirement to exercise reasonable care, attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to the harm of other people. ‘The fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care, whatever the type of service and whatever their role, is to keep children safe.’ (Marilyn Hopkins LLB, Dip.Ed.. (March 2006). DUTY OF CARE. Available: http://www.rch.org.au/emplibrary/ecconnections/CCH_Vol9_No1_March2006

sentiments, as well as the opinions of others. The Foundation Phase is constructed to provide consistency to each child’s education during a crucial stage of their development. However, the consistency does not affect the challenge of the curriculum: Children are given more opportunities to enhance their knowledge through practical activities and problem-solving which are both unrestricted allowing room for enhancement (DCELLS, 2008b). The proposals made up by the Welsh Assembly Government [WAG] for the

The specialist skills of the Health Visitor are crucially important in safeguarding children (HM Government, 2010). In the past decade there has been significant change in nursing and healthcare that has led to a much wider remit for those involved in working with children and subsequently child protection (Hall and Elliman, 2006; Department of Health, 2004); indeed Health Visitors are responding to a national drive to further enhance their contribution to public health (Department of Health, 2009)

welfare of children and young people Task A 1. The Children Act 1989 - 2004 is the most relevant legislation for safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. It was first made to give boundaries and support for local authorities for the welfare of children. The act then also made changes to the law that are regulated for children and their safety if they are in foster homes, adoption agencies, babysitting services and also handling childcare crimes and crimes against children. The children act’s

strategies are used to minimise effects of one type of challenging behaviour in a health and social care setting. There are many legislations that apply to challenging behaviour and these include, The Human Rights Act 1998, The Convention on the Rights of the Child, The Child Act, The Care Standards Act, Every Child Matters. The most effective way of managing challenging behaviour is to ensure that everyone receiving care has an individualised assessment which outlines their needs and aspirations and an