Cache level 3 unit 2.2

1. 2.2The safety and wellbeing of children is paramount and forms part of
your duty of care.
 There are many legislation and guidelines which protect, safeguard children’s wellbeing and
welfare. Below is a table which indicates the current legislation and guidelines.
Legislation/ Guidelines Year Established Purpose
1. The children Act 1989 1989 Child protection actprotects
children from abuse and
harm by safeguarding their
welfare. Its main purpose is
make all children taken care
of within their family. In our
setting we use Children act
when designing policies and
procedures thatsafeguard
children.
2. Every Child Matters 2003 Every Child Matters is a
legislation that was brought
up in response to the murder
and abuse of Victoria
Climbié. The purpose ofthis
legislation was to make sure
that agencies and
departments were aware of
how they could contribute
and help in delivering aid and
services to children in order
to safe guard their safety.
This legislation help my
setting to have a great
understanding on how to give
good and safe services to
children. It also gives us a
good guide on how to
safeguard children. Our staff
handbook was drafted based
on this legislation.
Childcare Act 2006 This act was put to enhance
the well-being ofchildren in
relation to education, abuse
and physical and emotional
wellbeing. This includes
children mental stability and
health. We use this act in our

2. centre to manage children’s
behaviour and their safety.
EYFS 2008 Statutory
Framework
The framework was
implemented to help
children’s future through their
early year’s experiences and
social skills. We offer quality
early years experiences in
our nursery and give children
opportunities to make
choices. We take into
consideration children’s
happiness and achievements
in order to enrich their
developmentand their safety.
Revised EYFS 2012, 2017 The framework was revised
so as to strengthen
cooperation and working
together between parents
and professionals. The
revised EYFS states that
unpleasant adult’s behaviour
which might be abuse can be
reported to safeguard the
safety ofchildren.
United Nations Convention on
the Rights ofthe Child
1989 and the UAE joined in
1991
The Convention covers all
aspects ofa child’s life .It set
out all the rights that all
children everywhere are
entitled to. In the convection
agencies and departments
are recommended to fulfil
children’s needs and protect
them from violence, neglect
and abuse. Italso explains
how agencies and
governments mustcooperate
to ensure all children can
enjoy all their rights. Every
child has rights, whatever
their race, gender, religion
and abilities. The Convention
also demonstrates how
practitioners, families and
governments should work

3. together to ensure that
children enjoy their rights.
Equality Act 2010 The act is a law that was put
to safeguard children from ill-
treated. It Protects children
from indirect discrimination to
those with disabilities and
victimisation.
Ministry ofInterior (MoI)
established the Higher
Committee for Child Protection
2009 and the MoI’s Child
Protection Centre in 2011
The main purpose for the
legislation was to keep
children safe from violence,
abuse and neglectfrom both
schools and homes. The
committee uplifts the safety
of children since everyone is
responsible for children’s
safety and wellbeing.
• Data Protection Act
1998
1998 It was put in place to protect
personal data as well as
improving confidentiality. It
prevents people from
unlawfully accessing other
peoples information
henceforth safeguarding
children
• Safeguarding
Vulnerable Groups Act2006
2006 This act was passed to
preventharm to children by
restricting people who are not
applicable to work with
children. This involved people
with criminal records. This act
makes sure that people who
are permitted to work with
children are also being
observed.
1.2 • Identify policies and procedures relating to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of
children.

4. Policy Purpose
Safeguarding Policy It is a child protection policy putto keep
children safe from harm and also risk ofharm
like negligence,violence and abuse.
Accidentand IncidentPolicy It is a policy putup to preventaccidents from
happening. It also provides the lines of
reporting if harm or abuse are suspected.
Allergy Policy This policy safeguards children who require
special food diets or those with food allergies.
Settings should work together with health
departments and professionals so thatthey
avoid the food they are allergic to.
Anti-Bullying policy This policy protects and safeguards children
from being bullied and harassed .Italso helps
children to learn in a safe environmentwithout
fear of being bullied or harassed.The policy
provides medication and counselling to both
children who are and notexperiencing
bullying.
Behaviour ManagementPolicy It promotes good child behaviour traits in
children and show to ensure that they are
learning on a safe environment.
Drop off and Collection Policy The main purpose for this policy is to ensure
that children are collected by the responsible
person and make collection ofchildren
smooth. This helps to ensure the safety and
welfare of children as they are not collected by
anyone else excepttheir parents or someone
enlisted by their parentto collectthem thereby
this policy promotes the safeguarding and
protecting the welfare of children.
Health and Safety Policy It is a policy that describes the roles and
duties to help maintain safety at settings. This
involves working ata safe environmentand
also a safe environmentfor children to learn
and play.
LostChild Policy Children are distributed to members of staff.
When a child is lost, people notify the person
in charge oflooking after the child. If the child
is not found then the police and parents ofthe
child are informed.
RiskAssessmentPolicy Thispolicywasput to inspectenvironments
where childrenare fromharmand dangerto
preventchildrenfromgettinghurt.

5. DiaperChangingandToiletingPolicy Thispolicywasput so that childrenare
alwayschangedina cleanand safe area.
FoodHandlingpolicy Thispolicyprotectsfromcontamination.This
helpsdistributehealthyandsafe foodto
children.
IllnessPolicy Thispolicyisput upto ensure thatif a child
becomesunwellata settingtheyshouldbe
treatedwithcautionandrespect.Italso
helpstoprotectand preventotherchildren
fromthe spreadof illness.
MedicationAdministration
Policy
Thispolicyis to encourage communication
betweenparents,the child’smedication
providerandthe settingtoassure that the
childisgiventhe right medication.This
policypromotes the safeguardingof
children’shealth.
No SmokingPolicy Thispolicypromotesahealthyand tobacco
free environmentforchildren.This policy
safeguards children’s healthandalsoprotect
themfromhealthrisks.
VisitorsPolicy Thispolicydoesnotprotectvisitorsonlybut
childrenalso.Thispolicysafeguardsand
protectschildrenfromvisitorsorstrangers
whomighthave a criminal record.
Mobile Phone andCameras
Policy
Thispolicyhelpsinsafeguardingand
protectingchildrenasmobile phonesor
camerasmay cause risk to children.This
policyavoidsstaff toignore children’ssafety
because of mobile phonesandalsoto
parents,mobile phonesandcamerasare not
allowedatsettingsasa parentor guardian
may mistakenlytake anotherchild’spicture
hence the breakof confidentiality.
1.3 • Analyse how current legislation and guidelines for safeguarding inform policy and procedure.
 The Children Act2004 states that individuals should team up to protectand uplift the wellbeing and
health of children based on The Children’s Act2004.It uplifts the notion that everyone is responsible
for the protection and safety of children. Practitioners should work hand in glove and in partnership

6. with agencies and departments as well as the family of the child. The practitioners should work with
departments like health department, education departmentand children’s social care justto mention
a few. When making decisions they mustinvolve the departments and respectwhatthe child say
and the parents’ views The role for this regulation is that practitioners caring for children must
partner to protectand improve children’s lives. Everyone in the setting has a duty to meetthe
safeguarding, protection and welfare requirements ofall children. • Practitioners need to be aware of
the lines ofreporting and responsibility in their setting. • There will be designated people to reportto
within the setting if there is a concern or problem. • Practitioners need to know who to go to if they
have a concern or a question over the safeguarding, protection and welfare ofchildren. Lines of
reporting and responsibility To ensure all staff and volunteers are aware of what they should do and
who they should go to if they are concerned thata child/young person may be subjectto any form of
abuse;
 To ensure any concerns abouta child/young person are acted on promptly,clearly recorded,
referred on where necessary and, followed up to ensure the issues are addressed;
 To record any reported incidents in relation to a child/young person or breach ofChild Protection
policies and procedures.This must be keptin a secure place and its contents must be confidential;
 To ensure any concerns aboutthe actions of any member ofstaff, volunteer, or person living or
working on the premises are acted on promptly, clearly recorded,referred on where necessary and
followed up to ensure the issues are addressed;
 To cooperate with the registered provider and make sure they are entirely aware of any significant
concerns within the setting;
To ensure information is shared when necessary, in line with Working Together to Safeguard
Children guidance, and that information and records are passed on to the appropriate person ifthe
child transfers to another setting or school.
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2.1 • Explain the roles and responsibilities ofthe early year’s practitioner in relation to the
safeguarding, protection and welfare of children.
. Practitioners should work hand in glove and in partnership with agencies and departments as
well as the family ofthe child. The practitioners should work with departments like health
department, education departmentand children’s social care justto mention a few. When making
decisions they mustinvolve the departments and respectwhat the child say and the parents’
views .The role for this regulation is that practitioners caring for children must partner to protect
and improve children’s lives
2.2 • Describe the lines ofreporting and responsibility to meetthe safeguarding, protection and
welfare requirements ofchildren.
Taff member: Studenton placement/ volunteer
Responsibility: to follow policies or procedures and to summon further assistance in the eventof an
accident, incidentor emergency.
May need to reportto: whoever is acting as placementsupervisor or, in the eventofan emergency,
any mem,ber ofstaff.
Staff member: member ofstaff with a current paediatric first aid qualification.

7. Responsibility: to provide immediate assistance in the eventofa medical emergency. They may
provide direction to others – for example, ask them to call for an ambulance.
May need to reportto: medical teams in the eventof a child needing medical attention.
Staff member: health and safety/ fire officer
Responsibility: to ensure thatthe health and safety/ fire policy is being followed and to advise the
manager as to how to make improvements. Should acton reports by members ofstaff aboutfaulty
equipmentand potential hazards.
May need to reportto: depends on setting butusual;ly deputy, manager or head teacher
Staff member: deputy
Responsibility: to take on the responsibilities oin the absence ofthe manager. To take specific
7ssential7lities for health and safety in some roles.
May need to reportto: mananger
Staff member: Manager/head teacher
Responsibility: to ensure the smooth running ofthe setting. To ensure that all policies relating to
health and safety are being followed.
May need to reportto: Parents in the eventofa serious injury, incidentor emergency
Staff member: director/owner/governors
 Responsibility: to take on the legal responsibility in the eventthat an accident, incidentor
emergency is the fault of the setting
May need to reportto: Healthy and Safety Executive , Ofsted
2.3 Explain the boundaries ofconfidentiality in relation to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of
children. Remember to include GDPR.
The principles and boundaries ofconfidentiality are to do with safeguarding children and young
people. The principle – or main reason for having confidentiality in settings is to maintain positive,
supportive, respectful relationships with children and young people thatrecognises each
individual’s rightto privacy, their right to protection and their right to free expression. This could
be done by finding quietless public areas for discussing information, ensuring information given
within a setting isn’t repeated outside ofthe setting for less professional reasons, everyone
connected with a setting understands how sharing information relating to safeguarding is valued
and welcomed.A boundary ofconfidentiality is that it isn’t always appropriate/safe to keep
information confidential where there may be a risk of harm to a child or young person.
 The boundaries ofconfidentiality are in place to keep the information of children, parents, carers
and the members ofstaff confidential.
 It is the responsibility ofall the members ofstaff to keep the records ofchildren and staff members,
which contains personal information safe and confidential. This information should notbe shared
with other agencies and people unless itis 7ssential. If sharing personal information is needed in
order to protecta child then it should be shared on ‘need to know’ basis. This means that the

8. information should only be shared with people or agencies who are supposed to know itand who
can play an important role in protection ofchildren.
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 All the computerized records should be secured and have password on it. Contactnumbers of the
parents of children and the photographs ofchildren should notbe kepton personal mobile phone.
Schools, nurseries and early years settings have policies and procedures in place which mustbe
followed to keep children and other people safe. Sometimes some unsuitable and unsafe people
getinto the childcare profession and cause harm to children. Like the case ofVanessa George,
who was a nursery nurse and she abused children by taking their inappropriate pictures, while
changing their nappies and sentthem to pedophiles.Ifthe nursery’s policies ofmobile phone and
intimate care had been followed then this would not have happene
In general, itis essential that early years and childcare childcare workers respectconfidentiality and
keep all sensitive information confidential. This is essential whether in a early years setting, a care
setting, school, the home and any other organisation dealing with children and their families/carers.
Publishing personal information aboutchildren without due care may cause parents/carers to feel
vulnerable and at risk of harm. As a result, they may be reluctant to share information with members
of staff in case it is disseminated to others. Ifchildcare workers gather personal information about
children, their privacy needs to be respected.Others trust childcare workers to keep such
information confidential. In dealing with personal information, the needs ofeveryone have to be
considered carefully.
Information about a child or young person should notbe collected or retained without the permission
of the parents/carers and they should have open access to itif they wish.
Information should only be shared with professionals with the formal permission ofparents/carers,
by signature.
The only exceptions are the small number ofcases where a child may be at risk of directand
substantial harm if information is shared with a parent/carer.
It is necessary to be aware ofprofessional rules ofconfidentiality. Unfortunately, situations arise
when childcare workers are expected to share information in order to protectthe welfare of the
child. They have a duty to do so. Any matters involving the safeguarding ofchildren must be
referred to a line manager or senior member ofstaff. It may be necessary to share some information
with other professionals such as: the social services, the police or the National Society for the
Prevention ofCruelty to Children (NSPCC). Only information essential for professionals to be able
to offer a service for the benefitand welfare of the child and the parents/carers should be shared.
If parents/carers discuss confidential matters with childcare workers, itis important that they have
been informed ofthe setting’s confidentiality and child protection policy. They need to know that
information they share may be shared with a line manager if the childcare worker feels that they
should do so. Parents/carers need to know that childcare workers are entitled to breach
confidentiality as they have a responsibility to consider the health and welfare of the child primarily.
A copy ofthe All Wales Child Protection Procedures should be available in the setting for
parents/carers to view and staff to refer to.

9. If parents/carers want to ask advice on a matter, it is suggested thatthey are referred to other
workers. If they give certain types ofprivate information, it will be necessary to explain that it cannot
be keptconfidential and that the information must be shared. A childcare worker may have noticed
signs ofunexplained physical harm or is concerned abouta significant change in a child’s
behaviour. They may receive a valid explanation from the parents/carers but discussions should not
be held with parents/carers ifthis could endanger the child in any way. The advice ofsocial services
must be soughtin the case ofany uncertainty.
Childcare workers must reconsider the rules relating to confidentiality if a child ‘discloses’ thatthey
are being abused or have been abused in the past. The situation is the same whether sensitive
information is received from children or parents/carers. This information must be shared with the
line manager, and then with other agencies such as social services, the police or the National
Society for the Prevention ofCruelty to Children (NSPCC). If a child shares information with a
childcare worker, itmust be explained thatthe information cannot be keptconfidential. It might to
tempting to allow the child to talk, without explaining the situation on confidentiality. Unfortunately,
this would be poor practice as itmisleads the child into thinking that the childcare worker is going to
keep something confidential when they are unable to do so.
Childcare workers have a duty to reportany concerns aboutpossible harm, abuse or neglect. In
doing so they:
protectthe health and welfare ofthe child
justify that children are entitled to be protected by adults
protectthe health and welfare ofparents/carers
deal with information appropriately and as quickly as possible
show the employee’s concern for the child
show the child that the childcare worker believes his disclosure
builds up the trust of the child
displays the courage to be able to protectthe child; the child will remember this
ensures that the correctagencies supportthe child
safeguards and protects the child from further abuse
ensures that actions do notinterfere with any legal process againstthe abuser
ensures that a person who has abused in the pastdoes notwork with children
behaves in a professional manner – takes the matter seriously and treats the situation carefully and
fairly
is able to refer the child to specific agencies to enable them to receive help and supportto
recover from the trauma
 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law that came into effect on 25 May
2018.
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10.  It replaced the currentData Protection Act1998 and the changes remain in place even though
the UK has left the EU.
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 GDPR gives individuals greater control over their own personal data.
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 Your nursery or early years setting may already have a data protection policy in place butGDPR
introduces some significantchanges in what is needed.
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Early years providers need to be aware ofthese changes and make changes in order to be
compliant
 You must have a lawful reason for collecting personal data and must do it in a fair and
transparent way.
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 You must only use the data for the reason it is initially obtained.
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 You must not collectany more data than is necessary.
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 It has to be accurate and there must be mechanisms in place to keep itup to date.
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 You cannot keep itany longer than needed.
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You must protectthe personal data.
2.4. Analyse the benefits of partnership working in the contextofsafeguarding, protection and
welfare of children
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 Responding to evidence or concerns a child may have been abused or suffered some harm
needs your full understanding.
Through researching the above legislation and looking into your setting policies and procedures
complete the following points:
33.1 Explain child protection in relation to safeguarding.
3.2 Describe signs, symptoms, indicators and behaviours thatmay cause concern
relating to
domestic abuse
neglect
physical abuse

11. emotional abuse
Sexual abuse.
3.3 Describe actions to take if harm or abuse is suspected and/or disclosed.
3.4Explain the rights ofchildren and parents/carers in situations where harm or abuse
is suspected or alleged.
• 3.5Explain the responsibilities ofthe early year’s practitioner in relation to
whistleblowing.
Through reading pastserious case reviews like Baby P or Victoria Climbie you will then be able to
complete the following points:
 Whistleblowing is an important aspectofsafeguarding .
4.1 Explain why serious case reviews are required.
 When a child dies or is seriously harmed as a resultofabuse or neglect, a review may be
conducted to identify ways that professionals and organisations can improve the way
they work together to safeguard children and preventsimilar incidents from occurring.
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 Each UK nation has its own terminology and guidance for carrying outand sharing the
learning from the reviews. Cases that meetthe criteria setout in the relevantguidance
are reviewed by multi-agency panels
4.2 Analyse how serious case reviews inform practice.