Leglisation that protects children and how it influences the care setting.

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Legislation Summary How it influences the care settingUN Convention of the rights’ of the child (1989)‘The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a comprehensive human rights treaty which enshrines specific children’s rights in international law. Children have rights as human beings and also need special care and protection’.The UN convention allows the protection of children’s rights. This act meets children’s basic needs expanding their opportunities in order for them to reach their full potential. ‘The Convention defines a 'child' as a person below the age of 18, unless the laws of a particular country set the legal age for adulthood as younger than 18’.The UN convention influences the care that is given in a setting as it enables children to have the basic human rights.The right enables the right of
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development physically and mentally. Children have the right to protection from influences that are harmful to their development. The Convention protects these rights by setting minimum standards that governments must meet in providing healthcare, education and legal and social services to children.Within a care setting the views of children must be taken into account in matters affecting them the best interests of the child should be the primary concern of decision-making.The children act (1989,2004)The children act is about the care, welfare and upbringing of children. The act is concerned with families and care of children, local authority support for children ...

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