Last Time – Duty of Care What are the consequences of unsatisfactory duty of care? List one key point of your complaints procedure, share this with another member of the group, and then another, and then another etc...

Today we will look at the various safeguarding legislations and guidelines that influence day to day practice

Our Objectives Outline current legislations and guidelines and demonstrate how they have influenced practice Analyse safeguarding polices and procedures Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding Verify the role of SCR and public inquiries and how they have informed practice Examine how your practice complies with legislations relating to information

Current Safeguarding Legislation and Guidelines The protection of children act 1999 The children act 2004 LSCB regulations 2006 UNCRC Working together to safeguard children 2006/2010 What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused HaSAW 74 COSHH Public Interest Disclosure Act

For each legislation and guideline briefly explain it and then describe how your day to day practice has been influenced by it. 15 minutes complete as home work.

Safeguarding Policies.

For each one bullet point three ways that you follow the policy in your setting every day and why it is important.

We have looked at legislations, guidelines and policies but what procedures happen every day that safeguard children? Risk Assessments Position of Trust Physical Care Off- site visits Photography

Child protection within the wider context of safeguarding

Keeping children safe- everyone’s responsibility Keeping children safe is the one aspect when working with children and young people that will always come first.  ECM framework states “all those who come into contact with children and their families in their everyday work, including practitioners who do not have a specific role in relation to safeguarding children, HAVE a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children”

It’s not just about child protection but more about safeguarding, keeping children safe as a preventative. If children are kept safe (safeguarding/ preventative) would we even have child protection as a cure?

The Stay Safe Action Plan gDownload/DCSF pdf gDownload/DCSF pdf Please read through the first few pages of this document- I particularly like the very first paragraph.

Inquiries and serious case reviews Serious case reviews are carried out when a child or young person dies and abuse is known or suspected to be a factor. A serious case review might also be undertaken:  if a child or young person sustains a potentially life threatening injury or serious impairment of physical of mental health  a child or young person has been seriously harmed as a result of sexual abuse  a parent /carer has been murdered and a domestic homicide review is being undertaken

What is the purpose of a serious case review? They are used to identify ways to improve practice to stop future abuse. To establish what lesson can be learned and ways to improve communication between individuals and professionals to keep children safe and promote their welfare. Changes to be implemented within and between agencies and a time scale for these changes, among others.

A public inquiry is often instigated after a serious incident, this is an official review ordered by the government, and changes or influences legislation which has an impact on our practice in settings.

Public Inquiries Victoria Climbie Inquiry Baby P Inquiry Bichard Inquriy Vanessa George Inquiry

Victoria Climbié VICTORIA 128 Injuries 70 Professionals

What lessons can be learnt from this tragic case? Government ordered an inquiry led by Lord Laming Report 2003 Resulted in the Every Child Matters Green Paper and the Children Act What are the influences on practice?

Multi Professional Working It is deeply disturbing that during the days and months following the initial contact with Ealing Housing Department, Victoria was known to over ten other agencies. On twelve key occasions relevant services had the opportunity to intervene in Victoria’s life. ‘A gross failure of the system.’ (The Victoria Climbie Inquiry Report, 2003)

Victoria’s Web Paediatricians Social Workers GP/Health Visitors Housing Workers Police Nurses Teachers

For Your Assignment You will need to research the four main inquiries and summarise your findings. Then discuss how practice and or government guidelines or legislations have been influenced/changes as a result. Finally describe how has the practice setting’s has been influenced.

Data Protection and Information sharing legislations Data Protection Act 1998 Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 Freedom of Information Act 200

Putting it into practice... Complete the handout on sharing information and keeping information safe to promote children’s welfare.

Our Objectives Outline current legislations and guidelines and demonstrate how they have influenced practice Analyse safeguarding polices and procedures Explain child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding Verify the role of SCR and public inquiries and how they have informed practice Examine how your practice complies with legislations relating to information

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Home work Section 2 of the assignment  Next Time: Partnership working