-The Children Act (1989): Introduced comprehensive changes to legislation in England and Wales surrounding the welfare of children. As well as ensuring that the welfare of the child is paramount, the act identified the responsibility of parents and of those who work with children to ensure the safety of the child. Below I will set out the main aims of this act:
1. It is important that we create a balance between protecting the children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention if and when needed.
2. To encourage a partnership between statutory authorities and parents
3. To restructure the framework of the courts, in particular with regard to family proceedings
4. To redefine the concept of parental responsibility
It remains …show more content…
The report was highly criticized at the time due to the way in which the Climbier case was handled and made 108 recommendations to overhaul child protection in the UK. The main points which emerged were that:
1. There should be a much closer working relationship between agencies such as health professionals, schools and welfare services.
2. There should be a central database containing records of all children and whether they are known to different …show more content…
The term Child Protection is increasingly being replaced by that of Safeguarding. Safeguarding has been described as a broader definition of the range of ways in which adults and professionals working with the child need to act when managing child protection issues. These are designed to prevent risks of harm to the welfare of children and young people rather than react to them. The term child protection tends to be used for policies and procedures which should be followed in the event of suspected harm or abuse.
QUESTION 1C – An analysis of how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day-to-day work with children and young people, including (but not limited to): Child care practice, child protection, risk assessment, ensuring the voice of the child or young person is heard (e.g. providing advocacy services) & supporting children, young people and others who may be expressing concerns
Childcare Practice:
-Practice applies to all those who work in schools, nursery and other early years settings, childminders and children’s
1. It is important that we create a balance between protecting the children and the rights of parents to challenge state intervention if and when needed.
2. To encourage a partnership between statutory authorities and parents
3. To restructure the framework of the courts, in particular with regard to family proceedings
4. To redefine the concept of parental responsibility
It remains …show more content…
The report was highly criticized at the time due to the way in which the Climbier case was handled and made 108 recommendations to overhaul child protection in the UK. The main points which emerged were that:
1. There should be a much closer working relationship between agencies such as health professionals, schools and welfare services.
2. There should be a central database containing records of all children and whether they are known to different …show more content…
The term Child Protection is increasingly being replaced by that of Safeguarding. Safeguarding has been described as a broader definition of the range of ways in which adults and professionals working with the child need to act when managing child protection issues. These are designed to prevent risks of harm to the welfare of children and young people rather than react to them. The term child protection tends to be used for policies and procedures which should be followed in the event of suspected harm or abuse.
QUESTION 1C – An analysis of how national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day-to-day work with children and young people, including (but not limited to): Child care practice, child protection, risk assessment, ensuring the voice of the child or young person is heard (e.g. providing advocacy services) & supporting children, young people and others who may be expressing concerns
Childcare Practice:
-Practice applies to all those who work in schools, nursery and other early years settings, childminders and children’s