Children Act 2004 CHAPTER 31 CONTENTS PART 1 CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER 1 Establishment 2 General function 3 Inquiries initiated by Commissioner 4 Other inquiries held by Commissioner 5 Functions of Commissioner in Wales 6 Functions of Commissioner in Scotland 7 Functions of Commissioner in Northern Ireland 8 Annual reports 9 Care leavers and young persons with learning disabilities PART 2 CHILDREN’S SERVICES IN ENGLAND General 10 Co-operation to improve well-being 11 Arrangements
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the Children Act was introduced which ensured that the welfare of the child was the most important factor in any situation. The aim of the act‚ which continues to be an important part of the current legislation‚ is to • Balance the need to protect a child with the rights of the parents • Encourage a collaboration with the authorities and parents • Restructure the proceedings in family courts • Clarify the concept of parental responsibility The Every Child Matters guidelines and the Children Act
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E1 Children Act 2004 Childcare Act 2006 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Human Rights Act 1989 Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001 E2 How these legislations influence in a working setting - Children Act 2004 Children Act 2004 is a legislation in which allowed the government to provide a legal framework for the Every Child Matters programme. The Children Act 2004 aims to support every service for children and can help to aim to focus on improving all outcomes for all children and young
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proposals that were published in order to raise discussion on the matter‚ Every Child Matters. This then produced The Children Act 2004 which is an update to the main legislation of the Children Act 1989 that covers the child protection. The Every Child Matters covers include children and young adults up to the age of 19 years and 24 years for the ones with disabilities. The Children Act 2004 focuses on 5 main points:- 1. Be healthy 2. Stay safe 3.
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Legislation title and date How does the Act / policy / guidelines impact on your setting in your day to day work with children‚ young people and their families Which workplace policies and procedures does this link to? Children Act 1989 This act is to make sure that children’s welfare and developmental needs are met‚ including their needs to be protected from any sort of harm. It is also to make sure that children are looked after properly and are getting the correct care and protection that
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legislation covering home-based childcare are the Children Act (2004) and the Childcare Act (2006(. Children Act (2004) This influential piece of legislation which arose from ‘Every Child Matters’ and identifies five outcomes for all children: * Be healthy * Stay safe * Enjoy and achieve * Make a positive contribution * Achieve economic well-being These outcomes should underpin all practice of a childminder. Childcare Act (2006) This Act introduced the Early Years Foundation Stage
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CHILDCARE LEGISLATION Children Act 1989 • In your own words‚ briefly explain the focus of this legislation. The focus of this was on child protection and welfare. Meeting the needs of the child‚ to keep them safe and looked after properly at all times‚ whether they are in the care of parents or the local authorities. Understanding that children have rights too. • In what way did the Act adopt a child-centred approach to court orders? The courts must always take children’s views into
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engaged in activities in relation to children in the authority’s area’ (Children Act‚ 2004‚ 6(1)). This essay will explore different policies and legislations that affect practitioners as well as‚ children and families in Britain. This will be accomplished by referring policies and legislations to Cathy whom is a mother of three and has just moved cities due to having issues with her partner. This essay will also demonstrate the effect
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to explain how children act 1989 protects children and what circumstances are they used? I’m going to outline the section 17 and 47 of children act and what they are and how they would be used to protect children and in what circumstances are the act used. I will be outlining how they could benefit the child. When would the family support be used the most and in what circumstances it should be used. Children Act 1989 was a framework provided for the care and protection of children and young people
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legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. Outcome 1 “Safeguarding is not just about protecting children from abuse. It protecting children from maltreatment‚ preventing the impairment of children’s health or development‚ ensuring that children’s health or development‚ ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances that provide safe and effective car and helping children to have the best life chances so that they can enter adult hood successfully
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