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 WORKING WITH THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND  VULNERABLE ADULTS

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS IN THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN ENGLAND AND WALES

 'The Church recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care. The Church, and individual members of it, undertake to do all in their power to create a safe environment for children and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. The Church authorities will liaise closely with statutory agencies to ensure that any allegations of abuse are promptly and properly dealt with, victims supported and perpetrators held to account.'

CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

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CLICK HERE FOR A SUMMARY OF 'WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE WORRIED A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED'

DFES REVIEW OF IMPLEMENATION OF GUIDANCE ON HANDLING ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AGAINST THOSE WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

 JOINT STATEMENT OF INTER-PROFESSIONAL VALUES (GTC,GSCC AND NMC) UNDERPINNING WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ADOPTION 2007

'For Catholics marriage is at the heart of family life.We believe that wherever possible children should be given the opportunity of growing up with the complimentarity of male and female , father and mother. That is the context in which they have the best chance of developing physically and emotionally.' Archbishop Vincent Nichols 'The Catholic Church and Adoption' The Birmingham Post 24/01/2007 click here for full text

 
 
EXTRACT FROM DIOCESAN GUIDELINES 
For managing a disclosure of abuse in Catholic Church settings
 
Do:Listen.Take time.
Take it seriously.
Be honest with the child.
Be clear that in order to help the child you cannot keep the information to yourself.
Explain to the child what will happen next and reassure that you will support them.
Reassure the child that he or she is right to tell.
Consult and get support.
Write down immediately what the child has said.
Record the time and date and
your signature.
Report to the Archbishop's
Representative Child Protection Co-ordinator ( either you or the Child Protection Co-ordinator must also report the incident to the local Social Services or Police dept-make sure that there is some agreement (and follow up) of who is to perform the referral to the statutory agency).
 
DON'T:Show shock.
Try to silence or ask leading questions.
Keep the secret.
Jump to conclusions.
Alert the perpetrator.
Make promises you cannot keep.
 
HOW TO RESPOND:
Try to avoid asking what?,why?,how?,
when?,where?,who?,Are you sure?
Why didn't you say before? or saying
'I can't believe it,I am shocked'
 
DO TRY TO REASSURE THE CHILD THAT HE OR SHE WAS RIGHT TO TELL YOU.
 
 
 
 
 
'The determination of the Catholic community to overcome the tragedy of the abuse of children, especially within its own life,is clear for all to see.At the invitation of Lord Nolan, we also wish to become, step by step, an example of best practice on child protection'
Most Rev.Vincent Nichols October 2003 (Forward to COPCA Annual Report 2002) 
 
 
 
 


'.. young children often appear able to do things in some contexts but not others. They possess competence that does not always emerge in their performances.One may seek to understand such discrepancies in the fact that some contexts are more threatening, unfamiliar or less motivating to children : but it is also likely that the apparent similarities between the competencies demanded in such situations are misleading... What might seem to be essentially similar tasks and activities in various contexts may well be located in quite different rules of conduct and interpretation'
 
David Wood 1986 'Aspects of Teaching and Learning' in Cultural Worlds of Early Childhood Woodhead et al 1998, London,Routledge, p.159.

 

 
 
 
 
 
The NMC Code of Professional Conduct highlights that all nurses are responsible to
maintain professional knowledge and comptetence .
 
 
 
'The minds of children are the seeding grounds for the peace of the next generation'
UNESCO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 1999
 
 
 
 
'States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s) , legal guardian(s) or any other person who has care of the child'
 
 
Following the establishment of a National Agency for Children and Families it 'should require each of the
training bodies covering the services provided by doctors, nurses, teachers,
police officers, officers working in housing departments and social workers to demonstrate that effective joint working between each of these professional groups features in their national training programmes'
 
Recommendation 14 Laming Report 2003
Click on the link below for the full text of the Laming Report
 
 

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 CHILDREN ACT 1989 Family Proceedings Section 8 Contact Order, Prohibited Steps Order,Residence Order,Specific Issue Order Section 12 Residence Orders and Parental Resonsibility

CHILDREN ACT 1989 Section 17 -Provision of services for children and their families Sections 18 and 19 Local Authoirities to provide day care for pre-school and older children as appropriate Section 20 voluntary care arrangements for parents unable to provide reasonable care for their child(ren)

CHILDREN ACT 1989 Sections 21-23 Local Authorities responsibilities to provide safe care for looked after children in foster care or in police protection or detention etc Section 27 co-operation between agencies 

Ofsted inspection of day care and education provision for children

 

CHILD PROTECTION 

 KEY AREAS OF CONCERN AND PROVISION

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Common signs of abuse

How to refer and what happens following referral of suspected abuse

Core Assessment

Child Protection Case Conference,Child Protection Register,Child Protection Plan

CHILDREN ACT 2004-Duties of the Children's Commissioner and Local Authorities .Extended responsibilities beyond the age of 18 years

 

 CHILDREN ACT 1989 Section 31 Care order for child out of parental control Section 34 Parental contact with child in care,Section 35 Supervision Order Section 36 Education Supervision Orders Section 38 Interim Care Orders 

CHILDREN ACT 1989 Section 43 Child Assessment Orders, Section 44 Emergency Protection Order, Section 46 Removal and accommodation of children by police , Section 47 Local Authority duty to investigate suspicions of a child at risk of significant harm

 

Every Child Matters-Information sharing between agencies

Local Safeguarding Children Boards

Using the Common Assessment Framework-Children and Young People

 GILLICK/FRASER COMPETENCE AND CHILD PROTECTION

In the case of  Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority in 1986,Victoria Gillick attempted to achieve legalislation  through which medical practitioners would not be able to give young people under the age of 16 treatment or contraceptive services without parental permission. The House of Lords finally ruled that young people who are under 16 are competent to give valid consent to a particular interventions  if they have sufficient understanding and knowledge to enable them to understand fully what they are requesting. The ruling is also called Fraser Competence as Lord Fraser was the leading Law Lord for this review.The  Gillick ruling was further reinforced through the Children Act 1989 and Access to Medical Records Act 1990. Professionals are urged however to try to encourage the child ,where possible, to include parents in any decisions about contraception or abortion.In order to know that the child is safe the parent should try to  provide some reasonable regulation of where the child goes and what the child does and where the child stays . Unless there is an agreement with the parents for a child stay elsewhere overnight (in an environment where it is safe for the child to be )  the parent has some responsibility to ensure the child has access to or is provided with  transport  to enable the child to get back to the safety and security of his or her own home.    Under criminal justice law and child protection law parents do have a duty to provide a safe environment for their children up to the age of 18         Click here for more on our national website

 

LEGAL DEFINTION OF FRASER/GILLICK COMPETENCE 

GUILD OF CATHOLIC DOCTORS ARTICLE BY VICTORIA GILLICK ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY

ANGELA WATKINSON -'PARENTS SHOULD BE HELPED TO PROTECT CHILDREN'

CHERISHING LIFE-TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

LIFE PREGHELP PAGES ON SUPPORTING YOUNG MOTHERS THROUGH TEENAGE PREGNANCY

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND CONNEXIONS

STATUTORY GUIDANCE ON MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO SAFEGUARD AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN UNDER SECTION 11 OF THE CHILDREN ACT 2004 -(Section 2.3 Children are young persoms under the age of 18)

EVERY CHILD MATTERS - YOUTH JUSTICE- THE NEXT STEPS

CHERISHING LIFE - CHILD ABUSE

'Child abuse may be physical, sexual, emotional or by neglect.  It causes harm that often lasts into adulthood.  If the abuser is a parent or if he or she is someone who is supposed to represent God and the Church the harm done can be even greater.  Many continue to bear the wounds in their personality, in their close relationships and in their future hopes.  Even so, survivors of the various forms of abuse witness to the capacity of the human person to overcome the pain and harm which has been perpetrated.  God, who came into the world as a child, can still be found in the process of healing, in those who help in this process and in those who work to protect children.'     Click here for full text

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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