Legislation and Guidance. 12.1 The provider will comply with any relevant legislation, indicators of good practice and policy objectives that are contained in:
Legislation and Guidance. This policy refers to, and complies with, the following legislation and guidance: The General Data Protection Regulation Data Protection Act 2018 Computer Misuse Act 1990 Freedom of Information Act 2000 The Education and Inspections Act 2006 Keeping Children Safe in Education 2018 Searching, screening and confiscation: advice for schools Human Rights Act 1998 The Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000 Education Act 2011
Legislation and Guidance. This policy has been based on current safeguarding legislation and guidance for children and vulnerable adults, including: Statement of Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding, 2013 Working together to safeguard children, 2013. Protection of Xxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, 2006. Mental Xxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000. National Framework of Standards – adult safeguarding, 2005. Children Xxx 0000 (including provisions and guidance in 2005). Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) Scheme, 2004. Every Child Matters Green Paper, 2003. ‘No Secrets’ guidance, 2000 (including the revision of this guidance in 2010). The Protection of Children Act, 1999. Other related legislation includes: the Data Protection Xxx 0000, the Equality Xxx 0000 and the Freedom of Information Xxx 0000. Further detail on safeguarding legislation can be found by accessing the relevant links on this website: xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx/ Appendix 4 – General definitions, types and indicators of abuse Safeguarding Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults is defined as: protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults from maltreatment. preventing impairment of children and vulnerable adults’ health or development. ensuring that children and young people grow up in circumstances consistent with the provisions of safe and effective care. understanding that role so as to enable children to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully. Child or young person The Children Xxx 0000 states the legal definition of a child is “a person under the age of 18”. “Young person‟ is not a legal term, however, for the purposes of this policy and procedure, a young person is someone who might not perceive themselves as a child, but who is still in the age range of the legal definition, and therefore fall within the term “child‟. Adult and vulnerable adult ‘Adult’ is used to refer to anyone aged 18 or over. ‘Vulnerable adult’ is defined in the ‘Safeguarding Adults – Hampshire County council, Multi Agency Procedures 2008 Section 1.1’ as: “Someone of 18 years or over who: is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who is or may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation.” Definitions of abuse These definitions are based on those from Department of Heath Working T...
Legislation and Guidance. This policy meets the requirements of the Working together to improve school attendance from the Department for Education (DfE), and refers to the DfE’s statutory guidance on school attendance parental responsibility measures. These documents are drawn from the following legislation setting out the legal powers and duties that govern school attendance: • Part 6 of The Education Act 1996 • Part 3 of The Education Act 2002 • Part 7 of The Education and Inspections Act 2006 • The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 (and 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 amendments) • The Education (Penalty Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 This policy also refers to the DfE’s guidance on the school census, which explains the persistent absence threshold.
Legislation and Guidance. The Adoption Act 1976 The Mental Health Act 1983 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 The Access to Health Records Act 1990 The Computer Misuse Act 1990 The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 The Carers Act 1995 The Data Protection Act 1998 The Crime & Disorder Act 1998 The Human Rights Act 1998 The Health Act 1999 The Freedom of Information Act 2000 The Health & Social Care Act 2001 Common Law Duty of Confidence Other Guidance: Caldicott Committee Report British Standard ISO 17799 (BS 7799) Policies, Procedures and Guidelines The Protocol: The Protocol is an over-arching framework for sharing information between health, social care and other agencies in Leeds. It focuses on requirements for sharing personal information about service users. The Protocol: Clarifies the legal background on information sharing. Outlines the principles that need to underpin the process. Provides practical guidance on how to share information in a series of supporting Procedures. Provides a framework within which organisations can develop Information Sharing Agreements (ISAs) or Access Agreements for specific areas of service. Includes arrangements for monitoring and reviewing the use of the Protocol and for responding to breaches. Both LTHT and LPFT are parties to the Protocol. The Protocol is not contractually binding but is to be used to set good practice standards that the parties need to meet in order to fulfil any duty of care which exists in relation to the sharing of personal information.
Legislation and Guidance. We are required to set out a staff code of conduct under regulation 7 of The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009. In line with the statutory safeguarding guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and ‘Safer Working Practice for Adults who work with Children and Young People in Education 2019, Addendum April 2020’ , we should have a staff code of conduct, which should cover acceptable use of technologies, staff/pupil relationships and communications, including the use of social media.
Legislation and Guidance. 8.1 The Childcare Provider shall comply at all times with the relevant legislation and guidance that pertain to the safe operation of the Scheme and (without affecting the generality of the foregoing) in particular:-
Legislation and Guidance. This policy is based on the Department for Education’s statutory safeguarding guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education, and its advice for schools and academies on preventing and tackling bullying and searching, screening and confiscation. It also refers to the Department’s guidance on protecting children from radicalisation. It reflects existing legislation, including but not limited to the Education Act 1996 (as amended), the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and the Equality Act 2010. In addition, it reflects the Education Act 2011, which has given teachers stronger powers to tackle cyber- bullying by, if necessary, searching for and deleting inappropriate images or files on pupils’ electronic devices where they believe there is a ‘good reason’ to do so.
Legislation and Guidance. The Children Act 1989 places a duty on Children’s Safeguarding and Social Work (CSSW) to provide suitable support and services for children and families who are assessed as being in need, including those families whose needs arise from substance misuse. The Children Act 2004 places a duty on drug and alcohol agencies to work in partnership with children’s social care in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children of substance misuse service users and young people who are accessing substance misuse services. All agencies have a duty under statutory guidance Working together to safeguard children (2018) to safeguard children, including those needing early help preventative services and those who are at risk of significant harm. xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xx/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2 The Care Act 2014 sets out the duties of adult substance misuse teams in assessing the needs and providing support so that they are able to live independently.
Legislation and Guidance. PNECET seeks guidance from relevant legislations, organisations and governing bodies for all safeguarding matters. The Children and Young People Safeguarding Policy is informed by the following legislation: Legislation The Children Act 1989 & 2004 Health & Safety at Work Act, 1974 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
