safeguarding

1. Unit 2.2 Understand legislation
relating to the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children

2. Starter Activity
• Who would you turn to if you did not
feel safe?
• Consider:
• In your own home
• In the street
• In a shopping centre
• In college or school.
Understand legislation and guidelines for
the safeguarding, protection and welfare of
children

3. Learning outcomes
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding, protection
and welfare of children
• Identify Legislation and guidelines that are in place to support
practitioners to protect children
• Summarise current legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children
• Identify policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding, protection
and welfare of children

4. • Legislation and guidelines are in place to
support practitioners to protect children.
• They include:
– Children Act 1989 and 2004
– Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 and 2013
– Early Years Foundation Stage: Section 3 – The safeguarding
and welfare requirements
– Disclosure and Barring Service.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.1]

5. • Time: 15 mins
• Why is it important to have legislation and
guidelines for the safeguarding, protection
and welfare of children in place?
• Consider:
• The benefits to the child
• The benefits to the practitioner
• The benefits to the setting.
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.1]

6. LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.1]
• Children Act 1989
• This brought together the laws that protect children and made
them easier to follow
• It informs people of their duties and identifies how all professionals
should work together when child abuse is suspected.
• Children Act 2004
• This key piece of legislation was a result of the Laming inquiry over
the death of Victoria Climbié
• The inquiry led to ‘Every Child Matters’ being implemented and the
Children Act 2004 being in force.
• Current legislation and guidelines

7. LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.1]
• Time: 15 mins
• The Children Act 2004 included the setting up of Local
Safeguarding Children’s Boards (LSCB).
• Find out about your local board and describe their role
within the local area.
• Include:
• Contact details
• Who they support
• Services they offer
• Links to other organisations.

8. • Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 and 2013
• This piece of legislation further updates safeguarding and how
everyone who works with children should come together to
safeguard and promote the welfare of all children.
• Disclosure and Barring Service
• The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) carry out checks on
people who are working or volunteering with children and
vulnerable adults to ensure that only suitable people are
allowed to fill this role.
• Current legislation and guidelines
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.1

9. Research, note down and summarise
current legislation
Legislation/guidelines Key points
Children Act 1989
Children Act 2004; Every Child Matters (now referred to as
Help Children Achieve More)
Protection of Children Act 1999
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013
4LSCB
Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

10. • Policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding, protection and
welfare of children in settings are the result of legislation passed in
Parliament. They are written by the setting and/or the local
authority and they give guidance on how to protect children.
• Each setting will have its own set of policies and procedures.
• What might these be?
• Confidentiality
• Risk assessments
• Lost or missing child
• Non-collection of child
• Safeguarding children
• DBS procedure.
• Policies and procedures
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.2

11. • Time: 15 mins
• How much do you know about your setting’s policies
and procedures for the safeguarding, protection and
welfare of children?
• Consider:
• Where are they kept?
• Have you read them?
• Were you given a copy?
• Do you understand them?
• Why is it important to have them?
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.2

12. • Policies give an outline of how a setting aims to
comply with legislation.
• Procedures will give practitioners guidance on
what to actually do in practice.
• For example: A setting will have a policy on
carrying out DBS checks on all new staff members
and volunteers. Their DBS procedure will give
detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to do
it.
• Policies and procedures
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children 1.2

13. • Time: 15 mins
• Describe how a setting’s confidentiality policy
helps protect children.
• Consider:
• What information needs to be kept confidential
• The consequences of not maintaining
confidentiality
• The role of the practitioner in following the
policy.
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.2]

14. • Time: 15 mins
• The Laming inquiry brought about ‘Every Child
Matters: Change for Children’.
• Find out what this was and why it was thought
necessary.
• Find out the following information:
• How was it used in settings?
• Why was it needed?
• Is it still used?
LO1. Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding,
protection and welfare of children [AC 1.2]

15. Why do settings have a no mobile
phone policy?
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16. Summary
 Legislation is in place to safeguard, protect and maintain the welfare of
all children.
 Guidelines, policies and procedures inform settings on how to comply
with legislation.

17. Summary: plenary activities
1. Is it Children’s Act or Children Act?
2. What does DBS stand for and what does it do?
3. Name three policies for the safeguarding, protection and welfare of
children.