Children and the law

Question 1

What law promoted the welfare of children and introduced parental responsibility?

Answer 1

The Children Act 1989

Question 2

What act encouraged multi-agency cooperation, all NHS bodies have a duty to safeguard, established a database to facilitate information sharing and introduced a children’s commissioner and local safeguarding children boards?

Answer 2

The Children Act 2004

Question 3

What did the Children, Schools, and Families Act 2010 establish?

Answer 3

clear procedure and protocols for communication between agencies. And placed the role of local safeguarding children boards under greater scrutiny.

Question 4

What law encouraged a more child focused children protection system and a reduction in prescriptive timescales and targets from central government.

Answer 4

Munro Review of Child Protection 2011

Question 5

What did the Mental Capacity Act 2005 encourage?

Answer 5

• Support people in decision making
• Applies to people aged over 16
• Introduces the concept and test capacity
• Establishes Lasting Power of Attorney

Question 6

What law established basic Human Rights?

Answer 6

European Convention on Human Rights 1953

Question 7

What did the Human Rights Act 1998 do?

Answer 7

Incorporates European Convention on Human Rights into UK law

Question 8

What law encouraged people to act in the best interest of the child

Answer 8

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1990

Question 9

What rights does a child have?

Answer 9

• Right to life
• Parental responsibility
• Express opinion
• Adequate standard of living, education, leisure, play and culture
• Protection from abuse/exploitation
• Protection of privacy
• Not subject to excessive interference
• Capital punishment forbidden