Early Years Legislation

Legislation

for the early years

Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006)

Working together to safeguard Children (2018)

Disclosure and Barring service (DBS)

Children act (2004)

Keeping children safe in education (2022)

Health and Safety at work Act (1974)

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Control of substances Hazardous to health (COSHH) (2002)

E-safety policies in nurseries and schools

GDPR 2018 - General Data Protection Regulation (2018)

R.I.D.D.O.R- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (2013)

Ratios (EYFS)

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Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Climate Action

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Life on Land

Life Below Water

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 was passed to help avoid harm, or risk of harm, by preventing people who are deemed unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable adults from gaining access to them through their work. It will do so by placing these people on the Barred List. This is why we have DBS checks to ensure only suitable people work with children and vulnerable people.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006)

The story of Holly and Jessica (may be distressing)

Working together to safeguard Children 2018

A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children It is the government’s statutory guidance for all organisations and agencies who work with, or carry out work related to, children in the United Kingdom. The guidance aims to set the goalposts for inter-agency working and for promoting the welfare of children from all backgrounds, in all settings.

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Children Act 2004

Reinforced that all people and organisations working with children have a responsibility to help safeguard children and promote their welfare. This Act’s ultimate purpose is to make the UK a safer place for children. Enforced by the Children Act 2004, Every Child Matters took a radically new approach to improving the wellbeing of children from birth by introducing the 5 outcomes. The five outcomes identified are: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic well-being

Keeping Children safe in Education 2022

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment, protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s mental and physical health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes. School and college staff are particularly important as they are in a position to identify concerns early, provide help for children, and prevent concerns from escalating. All staff have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn. .

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Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions each year by processing and issuing DBS checks. The barred lists allow the DBS to keep a record of people who are not permitted to work in a regulated activity with children and/or vulnerable adults. It's a criminal offence for a person to work with a group from which they have been barred from working

Health and Safety at work Act (1974)

Requires that workplaces provide: Adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety procedures are understood and adhered to. Adequate welfare provisions for staff at work. A safe working environment that is properly maintained and where operations within it are conducted safely Some of the things that are required by law are – PPE, risk assessment and management, health and safety training, using equipment safely

Control of substances Hazardous to health (COSHH) (2002)

COSHH stands for 'Control of Substances Hazardous to Health'. It is a law that requires you as an employer to control any substances that are hazardous to health in your environment. Early years settings will be required to complete a COSHH assessment for substances such as cleaning products

An example of a real nursery's coshh policy

R.I.D.D.O.R- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (2013)

RIDDOR puts duties on employers to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses). Some examples could be a serious incident such as a child breaking their leg or contracting a serious infectious illness.

GDPR 2018 - General Data Protection Regulation

GDPR can be considered as the world's strongest set of data protection rules, which enhance how people can access information about them and places limits on what organisations can do with personal data. Protects personal information and ensure it is only used for the specific purposes. The GDPR sets out seven key principles: Lawfulness, fairness and transparency. Purpose limitation. Data minimisation. Accuracy. Storage limitation. Integrity and confidentiality (security) Accountability

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E-safety policies in nurseries and schools

Government guidance across the UK highlights the importance of safeguarding children and young people from harmful and inappropriate online material. All early years settings and schools must have e-safety policies ensure staff have the knowledge to teach children and students about e-safety provide advice on using social media and live streaming support and include parents and carers by sharing helpful advice and resources review and update your e-safety provision on an ongoing basis.

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Ratios (EYFS)

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Under 2 years of age – 1 adult to every 3 children 2 years of age – 1 adult to every 4 children 3 years and over – 1 adult to every 8 children