Acts and legislations

Question 1

What’s the purpose of the Health and safety at work act 1974? - employers’ and employees responsibilities =

Answer 1

Employers’ responsibilities to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees and the members of the public

Employees’ duties to protect themselves and each other

Question 2

Requirements for the health and safety at work Act 1974.

Answer 2

• reporting hazards
• following policies and procedures of the setting for health and safety
• Using safety equipment + PPE where needed
• Ensuring all materials, equipment and resources are safe
• not harming anyone by their actions

Question 3

What’s the purpose of the Female Genital Mutilation act 2003?

Answer 3

This act provides legal protection and safeguarding for victims of / those at risk of, Female Genital Mutilation - FGM.

Question 4

Requirements for the Female Genital Mutilation 2003?

Answer 4

Makes it an offence to carry out or assist a girl in performing FGM and is an offence to fail to protect a girl from risk.

Question 5

Signs to look out for - FGM when working with children

Answer 5

• Excitement about going to a “special holiday” home
• extended school absence + repeated
• Withdrawn behaviour / anxiety
• having difficulty walking, sitting and moving around.

Question 6

What’s the purpose of the Children Act 2004?

Answer 6

The act introduced measures to support multi - agency working to keep children safe.

Question 7

Requirements for the Children Act 2004?

Section 17 ?

Section 47?

Answer 7

Responsibilities and included two specific sections =

Section 17 = states that services must be put in place by local authorities to safeguard and promote welfare of children within their area who are in need.

Section 47 = states that the LA has a duty to investigate instances where it has reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering / likely to suffer, significant harm.

Question 8

What’s the purpose of the safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006?

Answer 8

This act places statutory duty on organisations to undertake suitability checks on all individuals working with children + vulnerable adults

Question 9

Requirements on the safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 -

Answer 9

DBS is now a legal requirement for working with children. - It applies to the health and social care sectors as well as those working in education + early years.

Question 10

What’s the purpose of the children and families act 2014 - part 3?

Answer 10

The act introduced new provisions to ensure the welfare of children with SEND - including education, health and care plans (EHCP).

Question 11

Requirements on the Children and families act 2014 - part 3.

Code of practice?

Answer 11

When working in schools you need to know about the SEND code of practice - about the law for children who have SEND to 25 years.

Code of practice -

• gives families and their children more control over welfare and decision making
  Establishes the requirement for an EHCP which sets out the SEN assessment and provision for children under 25.

Question 12

What’s the purpose of counter - Terrorism and Security act 2015?

Answer 12

This act places a duty on specified authorities to consider the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.

Question 13

Requirements for the counter - terrorism and security act 2015

Answer 13

Need to know about and understand the prevent duty guidance 2021 which is based on this legislation.

This will influence your responsibilities under your organisation’s safeguarding policy.

Question 14

What’s the purpose of the data protection act 2018?

Answer 14

This act defines responsibilities for using personal data fairly, lawfully and responsibly.

Question 15

Requirements for the data protection act 2018

examples

Answer 15

Affects ways in which schools record, store and share personal information eg:

• names, addresses, date of birth
• photos
  -National insurance numbers
• info on medical conditions
• Info on pupils needs and welfare
• staff development reviews