Child safety is about
keeping children and young people safe from abuse and protecting them
from people who are identified as unsuitable to work with children. In this Child Safe Sport section we use the terms child safe sport, child safety and child safeguarding to mean pretty much the same thing.
What is the definition of child protection in sport?
Child safeguarding is
about keeping all children safe from harm, abuse, violence, exploitation and neglect
. … In contrast, child protection is protecting an individual that has been identified as being at risk of harm, abuse, violence, exploitation or neglect.
What does child protection do?
Protecting children is a major role of the Department for Child Protection. When someone reports that a child has been harmed,
the Department has a legal responsibility to investigate this
. To protect children from harm, the Department works with other organisations, the community and families.
How does child protection affect sport?
Safeguarding in sport is the process of
protecting children and adults from harm by providing a safe space in which to play sport and be active
. A key part of child safeguarding is spreading the message about keeping children safe and building a culture of always acting in the best interest of all children.
What is child protection and why is it important?
Child Protection is any
measure or initiative that addresses or prevents children from situations of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation
. It refers to protecting children from or against any perceived or real danger/risk. It helps to reduce their vulnerability in harmful situations.
Why do sports leaders need child protection?
Sports leaders have the responsibility to
ensure that every child feels safe participating in the sport
and, therefore, intolerance of negative behaviour is important to promote good athletic conduct.
Which are the common indicators of abuse?
- bruises in unlikely places (face, back, ears, hands, buttocks, upper thighs and soft parts of the body)
- inconsistent or absent explanation of bruises.
- any bruising on a baby.
- pressure marks from fingers on the face, chest or back.
- weal, ligature or bite marks.
What is the process of child protection?
Initial child protection conference
share information. assess if the child is likely to suffer significant harm, which category of harm, and whether the harm is due to the care they are receiving. decide if the child needs a child protection plan. devise an outline multi-agency protection plan.
What are the 5 P’s in child protection?
3) Children’s (NI) Order 1995 The 5 key principles of the Children’s Order 1995 are known as the 5 P’s:
Prevention, Paramountcy, Partnership, Protection and Parental Responsibility
.
What are the two main laws for child protection?
- The Children Act 1989 (as amended).
- The Children and Social Work Act 2017.
- Keeping Children Safe in Education 2019.
- Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
- The Education Act 2002.
- The United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child 1992.
What is the safeguarding policy?
What is a safeguarding policy statement? A safeguarding or child protection policy statement makes
it clear what your organisation or group will do to keep children safe
. … the more detailed policies and procedures your organisation will put in place to keep children safe and respond to child protection concerns.
What types of abuse are there?
- Physical abuse.
- Domestic violence or abuse.
- Sexual abuse.
- Psychological or emotional abuse.
- Financial or material abuse.
- Modern slavery.
- Discriminatory abuse.
- Organisational or institutional abuse.
What do I need to know about safeguarding?
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment.
- preventing harm to children’s health or development.
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care.
- taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
What’s the difference between safeguarding and child protection?
In short terms, safeguarding is what we do to prevent harm, while
child protection is the way in which we respond to harm
.
Who is responsible for child protection?
Protecting children from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation is everybody’s responsibility.
Families, communities, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
together play a vital role in realising children’s rights to protection.
What is the purpose of abuse?
Domestic violence and abuse are used for one purpose and one purpose only:
to gain and maintain total control over you
. An abuser doesn’t “play fair.” An abuser uses fear, guilt, shame, and intimidation to wear you down and keep you under their thumb.
