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30-425: The Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB) follow statutory guidance for conducting a serious case review in which the different professionals and organisations involved and the family are represented. The SCR should be completed within six months. An SCR may also be commissioned following the death or injury of a vulnerable adult. For example, in 2010 Warwickshire County Council commissioned an SCR following

60-474: A physical disability or learning difficulties . Professional carers ideally focus on empowerment, protection, prevention, proportionate responses, partnership and accountability to safeguard vulnerable adults. In Birmingham and the West Midlands , the term 'adults at risk' is preferred over 'vulnerable adults'. Safeguarding children is a concept that reaches beyond child protection to incorporate

90-462: A public inquiry , and they won a judicial review , forcing the inquiry to become public. Dame Janet Smith replaced Laming as the chairman. In the same year, he also investigated management in the prison service . In 2001, he chaired the public inquiry into eight-year-old Victoria Climbié's death . Laming's appointment was controversial because of his previous post as head of Hertfordshire county council's social services department. The father of

120-482: A culture of vigilance. Despite the challenges, the evolving nature of safer recruitment practices reflects a global commitment to protecting children and ensuring they receive their education in a safe and nurturing environment. Lord Laming William Herbert Laming, Baron Laming , CBE , PC (born 19 July 1936) is a British social worker and member of the House of Lords . He served as Convenor of

150-522: A framework to improve the lives of children; the introduction of the Children Act 2004 , an Act of Parliament that provides the legislative base for many of the reforms; the creation of ContactPoint , a database that will hold information on all children in England and Wales ; and the creation of the post of children's commissioner , to co-ordinate efforts to improve child protection. Lord Laming

180-466: A legislative framework. Every Child Matters aimed to improve outcomes for children in five key areas; being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic well-being. To help achieve this the Act made a number of institutional changes including the abolition of Area Child Protection Committees that had been deemed to have performed poorly in some areas by

210-586: Is a term used in the United Kingdom , Ireland and Australia to denote measures to protect the health , well-being and human rights of individuals, which allow people—especially children, young people and vulnerable adults —to live free from abuse, harm and neglect. Any child can be considered to be at risk of harm or abuse, regardless of age, ethnicity , gender , sex or religion . The UK government has enacted legislation and published guidance to protect children from maltreatment, prevent

240-593: The Chairman of Committees . He became a member of the Privy Council in June 2014. Laming feels the quality of training for social workers needs to be reviewed, Laming also criticised cuts to funding for social services. Laming said, “The marked reduction in funding of local authorities in the last 10 years has had a real withdrawal from frontline services, and it’s become something of a crisis service, rather than

270-601: The Crossbench Peers from 2011 to 2015 and as Chairman of Committees from 2015 to 2016. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne , Laming studied Applied Social Studies at Durham University in 1960. Laming worked as a probation officer and psychiatric social worker in Nottingham , before moving to Hertfordshire County Council in 1971, becoming director of social services in 1975. In 1990, his department

300-721: The Local Government Ombudsman made a finding of ' maladministration with injustice' against the department. Laming was Chief Inspector of the Social Services Inspectorate from 1991 until 1998. He has worked as an advisor to the Local Government Association , and is a past President of the Association of Directors of Social Services. He is involved with many social services organisations. In 1985, Laming

330-495: The Joint Chief Inspectors' 2002 report and the formation of the multi-agency Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs). These consisted of representatives from local partner agencies such as housing, health, police and probation services. The LSCBs were charged with co-ordinating the functions of all partner agencies in relation to safeguarding children. They carry out this function by, among other things, agreeing

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360-601: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Safe Recruitment Consortium. However, differences in legal systems, cultural norms, and educational structures necessitate adaptations of these practices to local contexts. Safer recruitment is a critical component of safeguarding children in educational settings. It requires a multi-faceted approach that includes thorough vetting of potential employees, continuous staff development, and

390-438: The additional aims of preventing the harm of children's health and development, ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care. The UK Government has defined the term 'safeguarding children' as: "The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances consistent with

420-457: The contribution of all member agencies and deciding how these pooled funds should be allocated. In addition, they are responsible for commissioning independent Serious Case Reviews and training member agency staff in safeguarding children best practice. The Act also placed a duty on all agencies to make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children In 2006 the government released Working Together to Safeguard Children, which set out

450-601: The daughter in the Hertfordshire case said, "I don't see how he has the qualifications or experience to be able to lead an investigation into another borough which has been failing to protect a child in exactly the same manner that his own authority failed to protect a child in 1990". Liberal Democrat spokesman Paul Burstow said, "the findings of the ombudsman in the Hertfordshire case must give rise to questions about Lord Laming's appointment to head this inquiry"; and Conservative Party spokesman Liam Fox said, "I think

480-450: The death of 27-year old Gemma Hayter, because "a vulnerable adult had died and abuse or neglect is known or suspected to be a factor in the death; and the case gives rise to concerns about the way in which local professionals and/or services work together to safeguard vulnerable adults". This article related to English law is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Safeguarding Children Board Safeguarding

510-502: The education sector, to ensure the safety and well-being of children and young people in educational settings. These practices are designed to deter, identify, and reject individuals who may pose a harm or risk to children. The core of safer recruitment lies in adopting a comprehensive and vigilant approach to the hiring process, from the initial job advertisement to the final selection and ongoing monitoring of staff. Implementing safer recruitment practices faces several challenges, including

540-469: The government maybe should have thought twice about this and maybe, even yet, they will think again". The Department for Health , however, said that they were "fully confident that he is the right person to conduct the inquiry". His final report was published on 28 February 2003, and led to many child protection reforms. The report led to the formation of the Every Child Matters programme,

570-520: The impairment of children's health or development, ensure children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care, and enable children and young people to have the best outcomes. Responsibility for these aims is deemed to lie with everyone who comes into contact with children and families. Adults in need of safeguarding help are generally elderly and frail, and either live alone or in care homes with little support from family members. They may have mental health issues,

600-532: The provision of safe and effective care that enables children to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully." This shift from traditional child protection to a more all-encompassing approach was influenced by the first Joint Chief Inspectors' safeguarding children report (2002) and the Victoria Climbié Inquiry (2003). The Every Child Matters programme outlined in the Children Act 2004 formalised these changes in approach into

630-613: The right questions, such as: A pillar of safeguarding practice, is to ensure that children or vulnerable people are not put at risk from those entrusted with their professional or pastoral care. The incidence of employees offending against vulnerable individuals is far higher than people think, with research in the US 20 years apart broadly agreeing that 1 in 10 children have been a victim of sexual misconduct by an education employee Safer recruitment practices are essential strategies and procedures implemented by organizations, particularly within

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660-486: The standard is executed by technology, eliminating the risk of human error which is typically at the heart of cases where offences have been discovered. They are also the first to develop a standard for ongoing monitoring of employees across sectors where safeguarding is a core expectation. Internationally, there is a push towards harmonizing safer recruitment practices, with various countries adopting guidelines and regulations that align with frameworks like those proposed by

690-493: The teaching profession as part of their professional duties". In 2014 a High Court judge said that it appeared to be a practice "widespread across the country" that children were taken into foster care based on social services reports which family courts "cut and pasted" into their own rulings, without giving the parents the opportunity to view the reports or respond to them. The Care Act 2014 introduced new legislation regarding safeguarding vulnerable adults . Increasingly,

720-421: The terms adult at risk , or adult at risk of harm , are preferred to the term vulnerable adult . The Care Act sets out a legal framework for how local authorities and other organisations should react to suspicion of abuse or neglect. A key part of safeguarding work is assessment. Professionals conducting assessments of families where neglect is taking place are said sometimes to make the error of not asking

750-432: The variability of regulations and standards across different jurisdictions, the complexity of conducting thorough background checks in a globalized context, and the evolving nature of online risks. Additionally, balancing the need for rigorous checks with the practicalities of recruitment timelines and resources can be difficult for many organizations. 10k Schools is a new standard which is rapidly gaining global traction -

780-1016: The ways in which organizations and individuals should work together to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children. In 2010 this was superseded by Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) which expanded the focus on inter-agency working and took into account the recommendations of Lord Laming 's 2008 progress report The Protection of Children in England which suggested it was imperative that frontline professionals get to know children as individuals. Working Together to Safeguard Children has been updated again in 2015 and again in 2018. This latest (Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018) supersedes all former versions. For educational settings, safeguarding responsibilities are subject to statutory guidance set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education , first published 26 March 2015. This guidance

810-757: Was appointed in November 2008 to investigate Britain's social services on a national basis following the death of Baby P . The subject caused heated arguments in the House of Commons between Gordon Brown and David Cameron forcing the Commons Speaker to intervene on a number of occasions to restore order. In June 2011, Lord Laming was elected Convenor of the Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords, which office he left in September 2015, when he became

840-610: Was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire . He was knighted in 1996 and was created a life peer on 27 July 1998 as Baron Laming , of Tewin in the county of Hertfordshire. In 1999, he was given an honorary Doctor of Science by his old university, Durham . In 2000, he was appointed head of the Harold Shipman inquiry , originally a private inquiry. However, relatives of Shipman's victims wanted

870-415: Was revised with effect from 1 September 2020. Changes made in 2020 include making clear that both mental and physical health are relevant to safeguarding and the welfare of children, and the role of mandatory Relationship Education, Relationship and Sex Education and Health Education in safeguarding. Teachers' standards in England require teachers to "safeguard children's wellbeing and maintain public trust in

900-520: Was strongly criticised for its handling of a case that centred on allegations made to Hertfordshire social services by the father of a young girl who was concerned that his daughter was being sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend. The child was interviewed in front of her mother, a violation of official guidelines. Police and social services performed an overnight raid on his house and took his daughter to her mother and her mother's boyfriend. Laming denied him access to an internal inquiry report. In 1995,

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