The Children Act of 1989 In this essay, I refer to the words Power and Duty. The word power in legal terms is the ability to do or act, which implies a choice. Duty is an obligation; something that law binds me to do. This essay is written in answer to a case study, which examines a situation, which focuses on the Children Act of 1989. This act was composed to protect the welfare of all children, whatever their circumstances and backgrounds. “An Act to reform the law relating to children; to
This essay will first address the statute used and interpretation of the threshold test by the courts, and then focus on cases involving vulnerable children to assess whether the statute in The Children Act 1989 is sufficient in protecting these children from harm. I will look at the argument in favour of the current approach taken by the courts, and the counter-argument in favour of changing the current approach. The arguments are delicately balanced and the law is always developing, so it will
While at university I developed knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and how to apply them in practice along-side other legislation required children and family social worker. The Children Act 1989 allocates duties to local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies to ensure that children's welfare is paramount and are safeguarded. This legislation supports children being brought up by their families and making provisions for families that are experiencing challenges and when families
main current legislations and guidelines that apply within the uk . The Children Act 1989 introduced changes to legislation in England and Wales to the welfare of children. It points out that the welfare of children is the responsibiity of not only the parents but that of people that work with children to ensure their safety at all times. The main aim of the act was to ensure a correct balance of not only protecting children but allowing parents to challenge state interventions. Partnerships between
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
I will be talking in this essay to help children, young people and their families whilst the child is being looked after include: The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989, The Children Act 1989, The Children Act 2004, The Data Protection Act 1998, Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Parents 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 and Every Child Matters 2003, The United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child 1989 The United Nations Convention of the Rights
The piece of work I have choosing to reflective upon is an Initial Assessment of a family of asylum seekers from Pakistan. The family consisted of a father, mother and their five children ageing from 12 years old to 2 years old. “An Initial assessment serves as a blueprint it will be mortified as ideas are tested out and new data and information is gathered. The social workers will continually reassess the nature of the problem, and the need for support when doing an initial assessment” (Pincus
An outline of current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation (England), affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Keeping Children Safe in Education, July 2015 • Statutory Guidance from the Department for Education (DfE), replacing March 2015 and 2014 versions. • Covers four main areas; i. Safeguarding information for all staff (including reporting responsibilities). ii. The management of safeguarding iii. Safer recruitment iv. Allegations of
A brief outline of current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Safeguarding means to protect and promote what is best for the welfare of the child and ensuring that there are sufficient measures in place to prevent the child coming into contact with abuse or an abusive situation. Child protection is protecting a child where there is reasonable belief that the child may have suffered or may be at high
This report is based on a case study of a teenage girl called Abi as presented above. The report attempts to identify some of the challenges and needs that are faced by Abi and how these needs are interlinked. Using various social work approaches, the author discusses various approaches a practitioner might use to meet the identified needs for Abi. Abi is under-age and overworked physically and mentally. Abi has five siblings and it appears as if it is her responsibility to take her siblings to
Before a safeguarding policy is written, there are some issues to consider. It is necessary to learn the potential risks to children. The situations in which risk is increasing should be learned too. The inspection of people who work or volunteer with children is very important part of safeguarding policy. The organization should have a plan for responding to concerns or allegations of harm. The safeguarding policy must follow other policies and procedures. The training for staff or volunteers should
wellbeing to children and young people. These vary within the home nations, but all have the same end goal. An element of legislation is the United Nations on the Rights of the Child 1989 (UN, 1989)(UN, This officially validated within the UK in 1991, although various UK governments Within England the following Safeguard legislation applies: Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) provides guidance for practitioners and organisations that are working with children/young people. T Children Act 1989
Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People. 1) Give a brief outline of current legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. There are many different types of legislation and guidelines affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. The Children Act (1989) outlines that duties are assigned to local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies in the UK to ensure that children and young people are
This assignment shall explore how the practitioner can support children through relevant legislation, policies and procedures that help safeguard children. The assignment will look at how to empower children but also how to support them during transitions. Also, this assignment will include the causes and effects of discrimination in society. E1 AND E2 - There are many pieces of current legislation that link in with policies and procedures in the setting. Each legislation has influenced the setting
welfare of children and young people. This includes policies relating to the health and wellbeing, safety and security, personal care and individual rights. These legislations were developed in response to recognition of childrenâ€TMs rights as individuals, increased focus on the need to protect vulnerable children, independent inquiries into the tragic death of children and failure of multi agency teams to work together, share information and provide support services to the children and their families
Safeguarding children in line with the current legislation, the role of the practitioner to safeguard the child. This essay will aim to investigate theories on why children are abused, it will aim to examine some case histories of abused children as well as looking at what effects abuse have on children’s holistic development and learning. The essay will aim to do this with close scrutiny of the legislation in Great Britain (Children Act 1989, Education Act 2002, Children Act 2004, Children Act 2006)
guidelines all practitioners working with children under the age of 18 need to follow, some of these are laws and others are policies in a school which will vary from each school to the next. The first piece of legislation is the United Nations of the rights of the child act 1989 this is the basis of UNICEFâ€TMs work, it ensures all children are entitled to cultural, political, economic, civil and social rights and governments must work together to make sure all children can enjoy their rights. Working together
used to define the action of protecting children and young people from harm and ensuring their welfare. Safeguarding involves multi agencies working together, following current legislation to make sure that the whole childs welfare is monitored. There are numerous pieces of legislation that any person working with children and young people need to follow. I have detailed them below CHILDRENS ACT 1989 – key principles are that all people who work with children and young people are aware of their responsibilities
have an overarching responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people in their area. Under the 1989 and 2004 Children Acts they have clear statutory functions, duties and roles. All adults, and in particular those who work with children, have a responsibility to safeguard children and young people from harm. It is essential that they all play there part to safeguard children and young people as they are unable to protect themselves alone and are far more vulnerable
guidelines, policies, and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting safeguarding of children and young people. The UK’s nations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales have their own child protection system and laws to help protect children from abuse and neglect. They have a framework of legislation, guidance, and practice to identify children who are at risk from harm and to protect them and act in preventing further abuse. In England, the dept. for education is responsible for child