Health and social care service users as well as service providers must make sure that they follow certain rules and regulations when children and young people are being looked after by other people in schools, nurseries or foster cares. Every health and social care service provider who looks after children and young people will need to go through the Criminal Records Bureau which is also known as CRB. Also, health and social care settings will need to be inspected by the local authority and by the Office for Standards in Education which is also known as OFSTED.
Criminal Record Bureau (CRB)
The Criminal Record Bureau which is also known as CRB took place in 2002 and was created so that a wider range of employers can have access to information
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The strengths of the Criminal Record Bureau is that it allows children and young people who are using the health and social care services to stay safe because if a person has a Criminal Record which can put the children and young people in any form of harm, then the person will not get employed. This means that children and young people will not get hurt. However, the weaknesses of the Criminal Records Bureau is that Criminal Record Bureau checks have to be regularly checked and updated and this is because when a person begins their job, they may not have a Criminal Record, however, they may commit a crime after they have started their job. This means that the children and young people are likely to be at risk. Also, the Criminal Records Bureau only shows what has been found and some health and social care service providers might have committed a crime, but this might have not be recorded. The Criminal Records Bureau has been taken further with safeguarding vulnerable groups act. Due to this, adults who tend to have less contact with children and young people have to go through a Criminal Record Bureau …show more content…
The Strengths of Office for Standards in Education is that when the members of OFSTED go to health and social care environments to inspect, they are usually able to see how the health and social care service users are behaving in the health and social care environments. An example of this includes: in a health and social care environment such as a school, the inspectors will be able to speak to the students as well as teachers. This will allow the inspectors to get students perspectives of the school and how they are finding their education. When a schools get inspected, the schools will be able to be given feedback bout how they can improve their education system. However, the weakness of Office for Standards in Education is that the examinations are not always truthful. Also, the Office for Standards in Education gives the school or health and social care environments notice they will be visiting on a certain day and this gives health and social care time to prepare for the inspection and also allows health and social care environments to get better results on their inspection. Also, the Office for Standards in Educations will need to do unexpected visits to health and social care environments and by doing this; the inspectors will be able to get a honest view about the health and social care
If the local authority establishes that the child is a child in need or at risk of harm, it has a duty under section 47 of the Children Act (1989) to make a care plan or child protection plan to provide support which involves adequate supervision and checks to ensure that the child is no longer at risk. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) promotes empowerment for children as they can exercise their right to express their views and be heard and their best interest would be at the centre of the intervention and social workers need to ensure that decisions made are not affected by the influence from family or professionals they work with (Lee & Hudson,
Health and social care professionals encounter a diverse amount of individuals who have different needs and preferences regarding their health. As professionals they must ensure that all services users, whether it is older people with dementia, an infant with physical disabilities or an adult with an eating disorder (National Minimum Data Set for Social Care, [no date]), are treated in a way that will successfully meet such needs. In fact, health and social care professionals have a ‘duty of care’ towards services users, as well as other workers, in which they must legally promote the wellbeing of individuals and protect them against harm, abuse and injury. (The Care Certificate Workbook Standard 3, [no date]) Duty of care is a legal requirement
With matted hair and a battered body, the creature looked at the heartless man outside the cage. Through the dark shadows you could only see a pair of eyes, but those eyes said it all. The stream of tears being fought off, the glazed look of sheer suffering and despair screamed from the center of her soul, but no one cared. In this day in age I am ashamed to think that this is someone's reality, that this is an accurate description of a human being inside a Canadian women's prison . Exposing the truth behind these walls reveals a chauvinistic, corrupt process that serves no greater purpose. The most detrimental aspect of all is society's refusal to admit the seriousness of the situation and take responsibility for what has happened.
The act established the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Inspectorate). The SSSC ensures the standards of care practice by the workforce is raised through continuous and rigorous training programmes and education, and the Care Inspectorate, which has since been changes to Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) under the Public Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2011, inspects care services to ensure they are meeting the required National Care Standard set out by legislation. (Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. 2016) (Community Care and Criminal Justice.
Each local authority will set up a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) that ensure all multi-agencies and professionals that work with children and young people follow guidelines and work together effectively to support the welfare of the child in every way. The LSCB promote good practice developing links for professional, parents and carers concerning the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
All children and young people should have support regardless of who they are and the environments they come from. Children and young people should be supported to be healthy, enjoy life, have a good standard of living and be successful in everything they do. These are the five key principles to help get children and young people the best start in life. Children and young people have the right to voice their opinions and share any issues that are of importance to them. In the past this was often disregarded. Protection of the children’s act 1999 is so that any people who are considered unsuitable to work with children and young people are put on a list also known as (POCA). This list is to prevent the unsuitable people from gaining access to children. Unsuitable persons will not be allowed to work with any children weather its paid work or voluntary work. All childcare organisations must refer to this list through the criminal records bureau to check off names against the list and any persons found to be on it must not under any circumstances be employed. The UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the rights of a child) The UNCRC is an international agreement that
Carers have a right to an assessment if they ask or are observed as having present support needs or probable ones within the future (Care Act 2014: c.23:pt1:s10). Carers have the right to refuse an assessment if they wish so a social worker must seek their permission beforehand, yet the consent of the person in receipt of care is unnecessary. In addition social workers, bound by legislation regarding confidentiality and information sharing, must reserve the carer’s right to privacy whilst uphold their right to a fair hearing. This is achieved by only disclosing carer’s personal details to 3rd parties with consent, unless a safeguarding concern arise, for instance it is believed that the individual being cared is at risk (Human Rights Act 1998:6,8; Data Protection Act 1998). Protection for vulnerable adults is a fundamental aspect of social work practice as 50 people per hour are abused or neglected within their own home by people known to them, such as friends or family (Age UK,
The strengths of CRB checks are that it confirms whether an existing or prospective employee has a current UK criminal conviction or not. It also gives a more informed recruitment decision and ensures that inappropriate people are not employed. CRB’s protect children from abuse for example work places make sure they recruit employees who have not a criminal record
This presentation has informed my knowledge about Ofsted greatly. As a student, I have only ever witnessed my previous teachers and schools being inspected and have never experienced the ‘behind the scenes’ of an Ofsted inspection. By completing this task, I feel that I am now able to understand the process that Ofsted follow in a clearer form and feel that this would be very beneficial towards my professional development. This is because as I aspire to be a primary school teacher, I am now aware of what Ofsted look out for in an inspection and feel that I would be able to implement the knowledge gained into my practice and work ethics.
An outline of current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation (England), affecting the safeguarding of children and young people.
OFSTED is the school specific regulatory bodies for England, they are responsible for inspections of services carried out by schools, colleges and children's homes making sure they provide the quality of service adequate for every child and young person. OFSTED make professional judgment when inspecting the settings ,it will then be published in an OFSTED report outlining any required improvements that may be needed and the necessary actions to improve their facilities to provide adequate standards in care and education .
Ofsted uses the definition of safeguarding in light of the ‘Children Act 2004, and the Department for Education and Skills guidance document Working together to safe guard children, which illustrates the emphasis on the welfare of children and learners.’ This is overall concluded as preventing children from any mistreatment, impairment of health and development and allowing children to prosper in a safe and effective care. When inspectors are evaluating the significance of the schools safeguarding system and whether they are successfully following it, they analyse key factors such as the impact and outcomes of the students academically and the level of positivity through their development and well-being. Furthermore, it will be recorded how
LSCB, (2013), SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS POLICY, (www.safechildren-cios.co.uk), [Assessed 1 November 2013].
It could be debated that contemporary sytems of criminal justice are overly bureaucratic and depersonalising to a certain extent. By this it is thought that criminal justice systems involving the police and prison service, Crown Prosecution Service , Probation and the courts are overly bureaucratic and depersonalising. Bureaucratic is the idea of “Relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives” (Oxforddictionaries.com, 2015).This could be seen through the functions of criminal justice systems that are to manage crime and criminals under strict rules.However it could be equally argued that criminal justice systems are not bureaucratic as powers
Commission for Social Care Inspection (2005) Making Every Child Matter, Commission for Social Care Inspection