![]() ![]() ![]() When you come into contact with a child/ children, in any way, in your day to day work, it is your job to make sure that their wellbeing is safeguarded. Who’s Responsibility is Child protection and the Safeguarding of Children?Ĭhild protection and the safeguarding of children is everyone’s responsibility: It is not only childcare workers that have a duty to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. “ Safeguarding children from harm” is the terminology that has developed and is the basis of the Children Act 2004.īoth of these phrases mean the same but the latter is wider in its context and focuses on prevention, so that by safeguarding at an early stage ‘abuse’ is prevented. The phrase “ protecting children from abuse” is the term that was used in the 1989 Children Act. Safeguarding is preventative and involves promoting the welfare of children by protecting them from harm and recognising the risks to their safety and security. ![]() ![]() What is meant by the terms ‘Child Protection’ and ‘Safeguarding Children’.Ĭhild protection is the activity of protecting children who are suffering or may be likely to suffer from significant harm as a result of abuse or neglect. ![]()
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