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UNICEF uses the term ‘child protection’ to refer to
preventing and responding to violence, exploitation
and abuse against children
Historical studies have shown that the boundaries of childhood have varied considerably and children have been perceived by society to have reached childhood at different ages in different periods of history.
Aries (1962) has demonstrated that the idea of childhood did not exist in England in the Middle Ages.
Economic forces and the need for children or young people to work in order to maintain both the family and and the national economy appear to be key influences in determining adult status.
In the 18th century those who were too ill, old, destitute, or who were orphaned children were put into a local 'workhouse' or 'poorhouse'. Those able to work, but whose wages were too low to support their families, received 'relief in aid of wages' in the form of money, food and clothes.
New legislation attempted to improve aspects of the Poor Law, but left everything to local initiative.
Child Labor is common within third world countries in this day and age, however within the past it was common for children to be working by the age of 9 and it was a norm. until the world war and the human rights act took place children were not allowed to work at the age of 15
Children Act 2004
Background
Following the death of eight-year old Victoria Climbié in 2000, the Government asked Lord Laming to conduct an inquiry (Laming, 2003) to help decide whether to introduce new legislation and guidance to improve the child protection system in England.
The Government’s response was the Keeping children safe report (DfES, DH and Home Office, 2003) and the Every Child Matters green paper (DfES, 2003), which led to the Children Act 2004.
Contents of the Act
The Children Act 2004 does not replace or even amend much of the Children Act 1989. It covers England and Wales in separate sections.
The Act:
creates the post of Children's Commissioner for England
places a duty on local authorities to appoint a director of children’s services and an elected lead member for children’s services, who is ultimately accountable for the delivery of services. The government published revised statutory guidance relating to the two posts in April 2012 (DfE, 2012)
places a duty on local authorities and their partners (including the police, health service providers and the youth justice system) to co-operate in promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
puts the new Local Safeguarding Children Boards on a statutory footing (replacing the non-statutory Area Child Protection Committees) and gives them functions of investigation and review (section 14), which they use to review all child deaths in their area
updates the legislation on physical punishment (section 58) by limiting the use of the defence of reasonable punishment so that it can no longer be used when people are charged with the offences against a child of wounding, actual or grievous bodily harm or cruelty. Therefore any injury sustained by a child which is serious enough to warrant a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm cannot be considered to be as the result of reasonable punishment. (DCSF, 2007).
Government-run services help protect children's welfare and well being. Child Protection also promotes family stability.
Child Protection is a vast subject and leads to more topics; however, the main issues that will be highlighted below, have had major impacts in Child Protection legislation :
Child Abuse splits up into more categories.
what we are going to mention:
Acknowledgment of children as individuals in their own right, and therefor with rights to dignity and respect, is a very new phenomenon. it could be argued that we ha
In order to protect children, we need to know what we are protecting them from. Abuse and neglect are forms of maltreatment of a child. Someone may abuse or neglect a child by inflicting harm, or by failing to act to prevent harm.
In a case where Physical Child Abuse occurred and has had a fatal consequence are the cases of Victoria Climbie and Baby Peter.
Baby Peter was a boy who was murdered by his step father and his mother. He was Abused for months before his death by his father.
Who is to blame for the death of Baby Peter?
The death of Baby Peter has shook the whole of UK and this case has impacted everyone heavily. Although this death was unfortunate it made the police social services and the doctors more strict and synchronized together so they prevent any further cases like this repeating
A) The Parents
B) The Social Services
C) The Police
D) The Doctors
To summarize it all up
Police, Health Service Providers and the youth justice system will now have to work together to prevent these things happening again and they will share information with these entities so they can act faster and with more caution within the future if this repeats ever again.