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Safeguarding is a term used in the United Kingdom, Ireland [1] and Australia [2] to denote measures to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals, which allow people—especially children, young people and vulnerable adults—to live free from abuse, harm and neglect.
Anntoinette Bramble, the council's cabinet member for education, said: "We take the council's and all our schools' safeguarding responsibilities seriously, and we expect everyone who works with ...
Safeguarding is the duty of a person given the powers of responsibility for the child to take the necessary measures to protect the child. If a child is physically or sexually abused then there is an (abusive) person responsible for the assault and a (negligent) person responsible for failing to protect from the assault.
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Commencement No. 6, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order (SI 2009/2611) The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2) Order (SI 2009/2612)
It provides the overarching framework and the strongest point of reference for safeguarding children. The convention is complemented by three Optional Protocols, one on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography , another one on the involvement of children in armed conflict , and a third and more recent Protocol on a ...
The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in the place of a parent", [1] refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent. Originally derived from English common law , the doctrine is applied in two separate areas of the law.
The Education Act 2011 (c. 21) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was the first major piece of education legislation to be introduced by the coalition government, and makes changes to many areas of educational policy, including the power of school staff to discipline students, the manner in which newly trained teachers are supervised, the regulation of qualifications, the ...
[1] The Community-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Grants was a program that was originally authorized by Sections 402 to 409 of the Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1985 (Public Law 98-473). [2] CAPTA was completely rewritten in the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-294). [3]