Identify the current relevant legislation affecting the care of children and young people. Which laws could help th echildren in the case studies?

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Identify the current relevant legislation affecting the care of children and young people

In this assignment I am going to indentify the current legislation affecting the care of young people and children. I am going to describe five legislations and provide a case study for the legislations and then explain in detail how the legislation works to protect young people and children.

What are legislations?

How do they work?

Children Act 1989, 2004:

This is one of the first pieces of legislations to recognise that the needs of the children are important. This Act first came part of the legislation framework in 1989 and was designed to ensure that all the local authorities are providing equal standards of care and support to children/young children and their families.  The act also includes the support of children who are disabled and when they reach the age of 18 they will come under the NHS and community care act 1990.

Case study:

Emma is 6 years of age and has been neglected by her mother; she lives in poor condition and rarely attends school. The school have notified the social services about the way Emma comes to school as she is very underweight and withdrawn from others in her class. The social services have the right to take Emma away and put her in a children’s care home for a while because her mother was unfit to look after her, the child protection act is also put in place so that the child’s needs are put first. This case study shows how the act has power to give children a normal life style and the care that they need.

The Children Act is put in place so that it meets the everyday needs of children but unfortunately this has not been the case for Emma as she was living in poor conditions and she has never been given a hug so she was being neglected and lacked in confidence. The social service’s have put her in a children’s care home and she is in the process of being fostered and her mother is receiving help, if Emma’s mum manages to get herself together she will be able to see Emma again. So this case study shows how the act protects a child’s rights and wellbeing as it lets children have the life they may have never had.

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Data Protection Act 1998: (For children in schools and nurseries)

This act protects personal information about an individual from being leaked out to others.

Case study:

Hannah is 11 years old and is in primary school, she has one problem that bothers her as she cannot read and write. Hannah is dyslexic as she cannot look at the board at a far distance when being asked a question. Hannah does not want anyone to know about this but the only people that know about it are her teachers and a couple of staff as they are allowed to look at ...

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A good essay that discusses different acts of legislation and provides case studies of examples to support the work. The writer has not always explained the acts in as much details as required. A little more research would help to develop and enhance this essay. ***