Child Safeguarding Flashcards
What does the word children mean?
Children and young people from birth to their 18th birthday
What states that children have the right to be protected from being hurt and mistreated physically and mentally?
The UNCRC 1989
What are some key UK laws about the support and expectations provided to children?
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Children’s Act 1989
Modern Slavery Act 2015
Sexual Offences Act 2003
What to do if you’re worried about child is being abused 2015
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023
FGM Act 2003
Children and Social Work Act 2017
What do all staff and volunteers have an important role to do?
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Protect the most at risk from harm and exploitation
Recognising signs of possible abuse, neglect and exploitation
What does safeguarding mean?
Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment or harm to children’s health or development
What are examples of situations that can be considered as child abuse, maltreatment or harm?
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The exploitation of children and young people, including trafficking
Physical abuse
Sexual abuse including sexual exploitation and gang sexual violence
Domestic abuse and violence
Psychological harm
Neglectful behaviour
Grooming including over the internet
Indoctrination (brainwashing) of a child or young person
What is exploitation/trafficking?
Where children and young people are tricked, forced or persuaded to leave their home and then are moved elsewhere and then exploited
What are some reasons as to why children are trafficked?
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Sexual exploitation
Benefit fraud
Forced marriage
Domestic slavery like cleaning, cooking and childcare
Forced labour in factories or agriculture
What things might traffickers say and do to force a child to be exploited?
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They may promise the children and their families that they’ll have a better future elsewhere
They may threaten the families with violence or threats
What type of crime is trafficking?
Economic crime
How often does a child go missing or run away from home in the UK?
Every 5 mins
What factors could increase the likelihood of child abuse and a child’s vulnerability of exploitation and violence?
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Stress
Social disadvantage
Mental illness, substance abuse and domestic abuse
Intellectual/physical disability of the child
Why would stress increase a child’s likelihood of abuse or vulnerability to violence?
There could be financial problems in the parents’ relationships. So the parents may be unable to control aggressive feelings towards their children or to care for their children properly
Why would social disadvantage increase a child’s likelihood of abuse or vulnerability to violence?
If they live on a low income or in inadequate housing or are being discriminated against because of ethnicity, religion, disability or sexual orientation, this could affect the parents’ ability to care for their children properly
Why would mental illness, substance abuse and domestic abuse increase a child’s likelihood of abuse or vulnerability to violence?
Parents can struggle to take care of their own needs, which makes it particularly difficult for them to meet their children’s needs
Why would intellectual/physical disability of a child increase the likelihood of abuse or vulnerability of exploitation?
Children with a disability are at an increased risk of further developmental delay, neglect and maltreatment
What are the categories of child abuse?
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Physical
Emotional
Neglect
Sexual
What are some forms of harm that are inflicted on children and young people?
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Modern slavery
Trafficking
Honour-based violence
Forced marriage
Child sexual exploitation
Peer impact
Bullying
FGM
Internet abuse
What is physical abuse?
Deliberately hurting a child and causing injuries such as bruises, broken bones, burns or cuts
What is fabricated/induced illness (FII)?
When parents or carers make up or cause symptoms of illness in their child, e.g. giving them medicine they don’t need and making the child feel unwell
The NSPCC says 1 in … children have been physically abused
1 in 14
How does physical abuse impact a child?
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The child will feel immediate pain and suffering
There may be medical problems caused by the physical injury
The emotional pain will last long after the bruises and wounds have healed
The child can die in the instance of severe physical abuse
What are some signs of physical abuse?
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Bruising
Cuts and scratches
Bite marks
Burns and scalds
Broken bones (without a good explanation)
Shaken babies (abusive head trauma)
They may be fearful
They may shy away from touch
They may be reluctant to change for PE
They may appear to be afraid to go home
