Understanding Safeguarding of Children
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Lorraine Corr
Unit 516 – Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector)
Learning Outcome 1.1. Explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people.
There are policies we need to be aware of:
Children Act 1984 with the following additions
The Every Child Matters (ECM) 2003
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
Protection of Children Act
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 (updated in 2010)
The Protection of Children in United Kingdom: A progress report 2009.
The Every Child Matters initiative has become one of the most far- reaching policy initiatives to be released in the last ten years. It provided a detailed framework for working with children within multi- agency partnerships. The themes covering health, safety, achievement of well- being and positive contribution making. One of the criticisms of services had been the failure of professionals to understand each other's roles or to work together in a multi- disciplinary manner and the ECM initiative sought to change this.
Despite huge changes being made the new scheme was implemented under which everyone working with children or vulnerable adults should be screened as to their suitability. The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) was set up with the Criminal Records Bureau being made responsible for managing the system and processing the applications. The ISA utilises the POVA and POCA lists and List 99 to assess those wishing to work with children and can then either give registration to work or put them onto the barred list.
The guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children created the role of Local Authority Designed Officer which is responsible for managing allegations of abuse against adults who work with children.
The local Safeguarding Children Boards are set up to ensure that agencies and professionals in the area promote the welfare of children.
Unit 516 – Understand...
Unit 516 – Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector)
Learning Outcome 1.1. Explain the policies, procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people.
There are policies we need to be aware of:
Children Act 1984 with the following additions
The Every Child Matters (ECM) 2003
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
Protection of Children Act
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 (updated in 2010)
The Protection of Children in United Kingdom: A progress report 2009.
The Every Child Matters initiative has become one of the most far- reaching policy initiatives to be released in the last ten years. It provided a detailed framework for working with children within multi- agency partnerships. The themes covering health, safety, achievement of well- being and positive contribution making. One of the criticisms of services had been the failure of professionals to understand each other's roles or to work together in a multi- disciplinary manner and the ECM initiative sought to change this.
Despite huge changes being made the new scheme was implemented under which everyone working with children or vulnerable adults should be screened as to their suitability. The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) was set up with the Criminal Records Bureau being made responsible for managing the system and processing the applications. The ISA utilises the POVA and POCA lists and List 99 to assess those wishing to work with children and can then either give registration to work or put them onto the barred list.
The guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children created the role of Local Authority Designed Officer which is responsible for managing allegations of abuse against adults who work with children.
The local Safeguarding Children Boards are set up to ensure that agencies and professionals in the area promote the welfare of children.
Unit 516 – Understand...