Such policies should make a clear distinction between an allegation, a concern about the quality of care or practice or a complaint. In addition to the Section 11 duties, which apply to a number of named organisations and agencies, further safeguarding duties are also placed on individual organisations and agencies through other statutes. The key duties that fall on each individual organisation are set out below. The following detailed account of the roles and responsibilities of the agencies listed is taken from Chapter 2 of Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Local authorities provide services to adults who are themselves responsible for children who may be in need. When staff are providing services to adults they should ask whether there are children in the family and consider whether the children need help or protection from harm.
Children may be at greater risk of harm or be in need of additional help in families where the adults have mental health problems, misuse drugs or alcohol, are in a violent relationship or have complex needs or have learning difficulties. Adults with parental responsibilities for disabled children have a right to a separate carer's needs assessment under section 17ZD Children Act Adults who do not have parental responsibility, but who are caring for a disabled child, are entitled to an assessment on their ability to provide, or to continue to provide, care for that disabled child under the Carers Recognition and Services Act That assessment must also consider whether the carer works or wishes to work, or whether they wish to engage in any education, training or recreation activities.
Adult social care services should liaise with children's social care services to ensure that there is a joined-up approach when carrying out such assessments. Housing and homelessness services in local authorities and others at the front line such as environmental health organisations are subject to Section 11 duties.
Practitioners working in these services may become aware of conditions that could have or are having an adverse impact on children. Under Part 1 of the Housing Act , authorities must take account of the impact of health and safety hazards in housing on vulnerable occupants, including children, when deciding on the action to be taken by landlords to improve conditions.
Housing authorities also have an important role to play in safeguarding vulnerable young people, including young people who are pregnant or leaving care or a secure establishment. Clinical commissioning groups are one of the three statutory safeguarding partners. NHS organisations and agencies are subject to Section 11 duties.
Health professionals are in a strong position to identify welfare needs or safeguarding concerns regarding individual children and, where appropriate, provide support.
This includes understanding risk factors, communicating and sharing information effectively with children and families, liaising with other organisations and agencies, assessing needs and capacity, responding to those needs and contributing to multi-agency assessments and reviews. A wide range of health professionals have a critical role to play in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children including: GPs, primary care practitioners, paediatricians, nurses, health visitors, midwives, school nurses, those working in maternity, child and adolescent mental health, allied health practitioners youth custody establishments, sexual, alcohol and drug services for both adults and children unscheduled and emergency care settings highly specialised services and secondary and tertiary care.
All staff working in healthcare settings - including those who predominantly treat adults - should receive training to ensure they attain the competences appropriate to their role and follow the relevant professional guidance:.
Model job descriptions for designated and named professional roles can be found in the intercollegiate document: Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competences for Health Care Staff. Public Health England PHE is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care which has operational autonomy to advise and support government, local authorities and the NHS in a professionally independent manner.
PHE's mission is "to protect and improve the nation's health and to address inequalities", and was established in following the Health and Social Care Act PHE's Chief Nurse provides advice and expertise in their capacity as the government's professional advisor Public Health Nursing , which in the context of children's health includes health visitors and school nurses.
Under section 1 8 h of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act the police and crime commissioner must hold the Chief Constable to account for the exercise of the latter's duties in relation to safeguarding children under sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act All police officers, and other police employees such as Police Community Support Officers, are well placed to identify early when a child's welfare is at risk and when a child may need protection from harm.
Children have the right to the full protection offered by the criminal law. In addition to identifying when a child may be a victim of a crime, police officers should be aware of the effect of other incidents which might pose safeguarding risks to children and where officers should pay particular attention. For example, an officer attending a domestic abuse incident should be aware of the effect of such behaviour on any children in the household.
Children who are encountered as offenders, or alleged offenders, are entitled to the same safeguards and protection as any other child and due regard should be given to their welfare at all times. For example, children who are apprehended in possession of Class A drugs may be victims of exploitation through county lines drug dealing.
The police will hold important information about children who may be suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm, as well as those who cause such harm. They should always share this information with other organisations where this is necessary to protect children.
Similarly, they can expect other organisations to share information to enable the police to carry out their duties. All police forces should have officers trained in child abuse investigation. The police have a power to remove a child to suitable accommodation under Section 46 of the Children Act , if they have reasonable cause to believe that the child would otherwise be likely to suffer significant harm. Statutory powers to enter premises can be used with this section 46 power, and in circumstances to ensure the child's immediate protection.
The police have emergency powers under Section 46 of the Children Act to enter premises and remove a child to ensure their immediate protection.
This power can be used if the police have reasonable cause to believe a child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm. Police emergency powers can help in emergency situations but should be used only when necessary. Wherever possible, the decision to remove a child from a parent or carer should be made by a court.
The British Transport Police BTP can play an important role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, especially in identifying and supporting children who have run away or who are truanting from school or who are being exploited by criminal gangs to move drugs and money. The BTP should carry out its duties in accordance with its legislative powers. Page last reviewed: 19 October Next review due: 19 October Children and young people's services. Needs assessments A needs assessment is carried out by the children's services team at your local council and determines if your child needs more specialised support.
Family support Family support can include help looking after your child, such as: day care for children under 5 help with parenting — such as parenting classes courses or family support workers practical home help access to a Children's Centre Support services may also be provided by education or health authorities, or by voluntary organisations.
You may also find support from these charities: Family Lives — provides information, advice, guidance and support on any aspect of parenting and family life. Their helpline number is Gingerbread — provides single parents with advice and practical support. You can call the Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline on Relate — provides relationship support, including help for children and young people and help with family life and parenting Single Parents — provides single parents with help, advice and support YoungMinds for Parents — provides advice about mental health and behaviour problems in children and young people.
You can call the parents' helpline on Family Rights Group — provides parents or other relatives with advice about their rights and options when social workers or courts make decisions about their children's welfare.
Their advice line number is Children with special educational needs and disabilities Additional help is available for parents and children with special educational needs and disabilities. UK has information about the help and support available from local authorities, schools and colleges Caring for a child with complex needs explains the support available for parents whose child has been diagnosed with a long-term condition Tips for caring for a disabled child includes practical advice about everyday hands-on caring, such as feeding, going to the toilet, and moving around Looked-after children Local authority children's services have responsibilities for the children they look after who live with foster carers or in residential care on either a short- or long-term basis.
Read more about help available after adoption and fostering Child protection Child protection is available to children and young people who are at risk of significant harm and need protecting. Video: dealing with child sex abuse Watch this video to get expert advice on what you should do, and how to discuss the subject of abuse with a child.
The CMA will register and quality assure childminders who join their agency will offer parents a range of services to support them in finding a childminder and offer some additional services, such as cover, when a childminder is sick or on holiday Further information about registering as a childminder agency Nanny or home childcarers are carers who look after children in the family home can fit in with unusual hours and working patterns can apply to Ofsted to be on the voluntary childcare register , to allow families to use tax credits or tax-free childcare contributions.
This is not compulsory. Day nurseries can care for children aged from birth to five years and usually offer day care from 8am to 6pm, for most of the year are registered with Ofsted and inspected regularly can be run by private individuals, community groups, organisations, commercial businesses or by employers Private nursery schools are owned privately can offer sessional or full day care to children aged two to five may operate only during term-time or could open all year could be registered with Ofsted or the ISI Independent School Directorate Some schools can offer a particular educational approach, for example Montessori or Forest.
Local Authority Maintained Nursery Schools Local Authority maintained nursery schools offer full and part-time early years education places, typically between school hours. Hampshire schools list Local Authority Managed Childcare The Aviary Nursery Pre-schools and playgroups offer care to children in their local community, either as a morning or afternoon session or as extended sessions including lunch are often run by voluntary groups but can also be run by private individuals care for children aged from two to five years and are usually open during term time differ from day nurseries in that they offer sessional based care and admit children from the age of two years old are usually registered with Ofsted Independent schools are owned privately cater for children aged from three to sixteen Schools are registered with Ofsted or the ISI Independent School Directorate but make their own arrangements concerning staff numbers qualifications and curriculum If the school participates in the Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS curriculum, it will be inspected by Ofsted.
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