Working together with Children 2018 - This guidance lays out legislative requirements, what are they?. - Under the act: Safeguarding is a joint responsibility and that a child-centred approach must always be taken. It also explains the importance of identifying the need for providing safeguarding as early as possible., The Childcare Act 2016 - Requires local authorities to improve the outcomes for all young children, How can this be done? - Under the Act: Each child should: Be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, achieve economic well being, Equality Act 2010 - It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone. This act provides a legal framework of protection against what?. - The Law relates to Protected Characteristics: Highlights age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Types of discrimination and the public Sector Equality Duty, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 - A key piece of legislation in the UK that was enacted to provide a system for employers for protection and suitability for what? - Under the Act: An employer needs to follow legislative framework for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), which is responsible for investigating and, if necessary, preventing individuals who want to work with children., The Children Act 2004 - The Act encourages safeguarding services of children and young people, what should services do?  - The Act provides the legal framework for ‘Every Child Matters’. It includes the requirement for: Services to work more closely together. A common assessment of children’s needs. A shared database of information which is relevant to the safety and welfare of children. Early support for parents / carers., Education Act 2002 - It sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs), What are the key features? - Key Features of the Education Act 2002: Allows funds and more freedom for schools. Management of schools. Mechanisms for financial assistance. Measures for school inspectors and inspections such as Ofsted, Human Rights Act 1998 - Significant piece of legislation in British law, what does it protect? - The law relates to: Human rights are basic rights and freedoms which we all have. These rights cannot be taken away, although they can be restricted in certain circumstances., The Chlidrens Act 1989 - This foundational piece of legislation provides the legal framework for the protection of children in England and Wales. What does the act state? - Children’s welfare should be the paramount concern in any decision made about them. It also set out provisions for local authorities to provide services that support families and protect children who may be at risk of harm., United nations conventions on the rights of the child (UNCRC 1989). What does the law relate to? - Comprehensive rights to education, health care and protection. Universal Application - These rights apply for everyone under the age of 18 and Protocols and approaches involved for armed conflict, the sale of children. , What does the Working together to Safeguard Children framework cover - What practitioners should be alerted. Organisation responsibilities, Agencies highlighted and the process of local and safeguarding practices reviewed., Keeping children safe in education - sets out what institutions should do to meet safeguarding requirement. What does it include? - The legal duties that must be fulfilled to keep children safe. Guidance on what signs staff should look out for in children and what to do if concerns are raised. , The Early years Foundation Stages (EYFS) Framework and Safeguarding requirements - How children should be kept safe whilst they are in the setting and what needs to be done to promote that they have a healthy life. The Framework outlines the main skills and knowledge that children should have learnt and be exposed to whilst in an early years setting.,

Session 1 Legislation and framework

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