Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures 1. Sample policy statement: At insert childminding setting/childminder name I/we believe that it is always unacceptable for a child or young person to experience abuse of any kind and recognise that safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. I/We follow Shropshire Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) procedures and acknowledge that the welfare of the child is paramount. At name of setting it is my/our duty to respond promptly and appropriately to all concerns, incidents or allegations of abuse or neglect of a child. I/We work in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies. My/Our statutory duties and supporting guidance is/are set out in The Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2017, the Compulsory Childcare Register, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018. You may also wish to refer to relevant legislation such as: The Children Act 1989 and 2004 - Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as; protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of children’s health or development, ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and undertaking that role to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully. Section 3 (5) of the Children Act 1989 states that the law empowers anyone who has care of a to do all that is reasonable in the circumstances to safeguard his/her welfare. Counter-terrorism and Security Act 2015 preventing people drawn into terrorism and – promotion of British values to ensure children are kept safe from radicalisation Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 Serious Crime Act 2015 - mandatory reporting of FGM – from 31st October 2015 This policy and procedure will also link to other setting/school policies (list these here) 2. Procedure 2.1 Adult Roles I am/All staff (including students and volunteers) in this setting are familiar with the definitions and signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect stated in Working Together to Safeguard Children March 2018 as set out in
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures 1. Sample policy statement: At insert childminding setting/childminder name I/we believe that it is always unacceptable for a child or young person to experience abuse of any kind and recognise that safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. I/We follow Shropshire Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) procedures and acknowledge that the welfare of the child is paramount. At name of setting it is my/our duty to respond promptly and appropriately to all concerns, incidents or allegations of abuse or neglect of a child. I/We work in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies. My/Our statutory duties and supporting guidance is/are set out in The Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2017, the Compulsory Childcare Register, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018. You may also wish to refer to relevant legislation such as: The Children Act 1989 and 2004 - Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined as; protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of children’s health or development, ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and undertaking that role to enable those children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully. Section 3 (5) of the Children Act 1989 states that the law empowers anyone who has care of a to do all that is reasonable in the circumstances to safeguard his/her welfare. Counter-terrorism and Security Act 2015 – preventing people drawn into terrorism and promotion of British values to ensure children are kept safe from radicalisation Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 – Serious Crime Act 2015 - mandatory reporting of FGM from 31st October 2015 This policy and procedure will also link to other setting/school policies (list these here) 2. Procedure 2.1 Adult Roles I am/All staff (including students and volunteers) in this setting are familiar with the definitions and signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect stated in Working Together to Safeguard Children March 2018 as set out in
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