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Read more. Safeguarding Children - Legislation The safeguarding legislation is set out in It also features in and sets out the rights of children to be free from abuse. The Children Act and Law and Social Work Practice - Learning Resources Freely available audio, video and interactive resources that will help you understand key aspects of the law applied to social work practice. Court Odreds and Pre-Proceedings Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities The guidance sets out the steps local authorities need to take before applying for a court order.

It also includes information on pre-proceedings and adoption, to support changes in practice to align with the PLO. The Protection of Freedoms Act introduced changes to the vetting requirements for people undertaking Regulated Activity in specified places of work such as schools.

A new definition of Regulated Activity came into force in September Regulated Activity is work that a barred person must not do.

As a key part of changes to reduce the scope of Regulated Activity, the Protection of Freedoms Act removes from Regulated Activity, broadly, supervised work such as instructing or looking after children, which if unsupervised would be Regulated Activity. The Department of Education has produced guidance in a circular for schools to help them decide whether the supervision they plan to provide will take the supervised activity out of Regulated Activity.

Schools can obtain an Enhanced Disclosure Certificate from AccessNI, but not check barred list status, for supervised work that is no longer Regulated Activity. However, schools should note that pre-employment vetting remains a key preventative measure in denying unsuitable individuals access to children and vulnerable adults through unsupervised Regulated Activity. The CPSS came into operation in April following a review of the arrangements for providing child protection support and advice to schools.

They provide advice and training for schools on child protection matters. The new helpline number is and will operate from Monday to Friday from 9. We have four different newsletters designed to help you stay up-to-date with safeguarding news and information, and the work that we do to keep children safe. Search Sign in. Key topics home Safeguarding and child protection Child abuse and neglect Child health and development Safer recruitment Case reviews.

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Search Sign in My learning Self-assessment. History of child protection in the UK Last updated: 22 Sep Timeline Legislation to prosecute people accused of child cruelty has been in force since the s. The recommendations of both committees contributed to the development of the Children Act. Section 74 of the Serious Crime Act placed a mandatory reporting duty on regulated health and social care professionals and teachers in England and Wales to make a report to the police if: they are informed by a child that they have undergone female genital mutilation FGM they observe physical signs that an act of FGM may have been carried out on a child.

Edinburgh: Scottish Government. Welsh Government Children's rights in Wales. Creegan, C. Klonowski, A Report of the Independent Reviewing Officer in relation to child sexual exploitation issues in Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council during the period to Department for Education Working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children PDF.

Scottish Government National guidance for child protection in Scotland. The core business of the LSCB is to ensure there is collective accountability for those children and young people that are the subject of child protection processes under Section 47 of the Children Act LSCBs must also safeguard and promote the welfare of children who fall outside this group, but who have been shown to be over-represented across the UK in incidences that result in a Serious Case Review.

Section establishes The National Independent Safeguarding Board whose duties are to provide support and advice to Safeguarding Boards to ensure that they are effective.