1.1 Explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people.
The 2nd Joint Chief Inspectors Report defined safeguarding children and young people as the act of taking reasonable measures to ensure that the threats of harm to children & young people’s welfare are diminished by all those who work with children. The document expressed that all agencies involve with the provision of services to children and young people should take appropriate actions to raise and address issues of concerns whilst working to agreed local policies and procedures established by Local Safeguarding Children Board, and in partnership with other local agencies to safeguard a child or young person. (CQC
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An essential aspect of this act is that it stipulates employers duty to conduct on going suitability checks instead of one-offs checks to identify those who commit an abuse during their employment.
The Children and Young Person Act 2008
Though children under the age of 16 are assume to lack capacity to consent, young people 16 and over are able to give consent. This act ensures that children and young people’s voice are heard in relation to all decisions patting to the provision of their services. It certifies transparency in the quality of care given by agencies, the act safeguards the stability of children by ensuring that they are placed in suitable accommodations that promotes their safety and welfare. The act provides supports to young adults leaving care and to ensure that they are not forced out of state funded care facilities before they are ready. (National archive (2013) Children & Young Person’s Act 2008 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100202100450/dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/publications/childrenyoungpersonsact2008/ (accessed 22/08/13).
2.1 Describe the possible signs, symptoms, indicators and behaviours that may cause concern in the context of safeguarding
According to information published by the NSPCC there are four types of child abuse which are described in the below table (NSPCC (2010) Child Protection Fact Sheet
It emphasises the important principles to be followed when working with children and young people: settings must provide a safe and secure environment, if any children are identified as suffering from abuse or likely to suffer the appropriate action must be taken.
In order to not only promote the welfare of children within a setting but also to protect them from harm and abuse there are a number of pieces of legislation and statutory guidance that must be adhered to. Both laws and statutory guidance are mandatory and so legally enforceable and must act as a foundation of which policies and procedures within any setting can be based upon.
There are many policies and procedures within the UK that outline the current legislation and guidelines to help with safeguarding children and young people.
Children and young people should feel happy, safe, respected and included in the school or early years setting environment and all staff should be proactive in promoting positive behavior in the classroom, playground and the wider community. Policies and practice which make sure the safety and wellbeing of children should already be in place and it is this legislation develop through many years and experiences, and mistakes, that underpin the working practices that are used today.
Safeguarding is an important part of integrated working. When professionals work together in an integrated way, they put the child at the centre of all activities to help identify their holistic needs earlier to improve their life outcomes. It is important to see safeguarding as
1.1. Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
The Staying Safe action plan recognises a number of important aspects in the wider view of safeguarding including:
Safeguarding is a fundamental part of our every day activities with children and young people in the most basic of things from
Analyze how national and local guidelines, policies, and procedures for safeguarding affect day-to-day work with children and young people.
To be able to safeguard children effectively we need to be aware of the following policies:
1. Outline current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people.
1 Understand the Policies, Procedures and Practices for safe working with children and young adults
The idea behind the Act is to promote (co-ordination between multiple official entities to improve the overall well-being of children. The 2004 Act also specifically provided for including and affecting disabled children. The Act places a duty on local authorities and their partners (including the police, health service providers and the youth justice system) to co-operate in promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
How national and local guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding affect day to day work with children and young people
(The children Act, 1989) has three main principles; The welfare of the child is paramount, this means that despite what the Act may also say about keeping families together and other aspects, it is vital that the child is put as the primary priority and that their welfare is of high importance, delay is likely to prejudice the welfare of the child and the court shall not make an order unless to do so would be better for the child than making no order. (The children Act, 2004) was put in place as a stronger version of the 1989 Act. Several aspects were added to this Act to further ensure that the welfare of the child was prioritised. This act introduced principles such as; wherever possible, children should be brought up and cared for within their own families, parents with children in need should be helped to bring up their children themselves. They also state further principles in mind for the care and support of children, which include; to allow children to be healthy, allowing children to remain safe in their environments, helping children to enjoy life, assist children in their quest to succeed and help to achieve economic stability for our children’s