safeguarding laws children
What is the process called when a concern about a child's safety or welfare is formally reported to children's social care?
Referral
Which approach recognizes that children are vulnerable to harm in various social contexts beyond their families?
Contextual Safeguarding
What is the primary aim of early help services for children and families?
To address problems before they escalate.
What term broadly covers instances where children and young people are exploited by others, often through coercion or manipulation?
Child exploitation
What is the paramount consideration for any court dealing with a question about a child's upbringing or administration of their property?
The child's welfare
Which Act places a duty on key agencies to cooperate to improve the well-being of children?
The Children Act 2004
Which document provides statutory guidance for all organisations and agencies working with children on safeguarding and promoting their welfare?
Working Together to Safeguard Children
What is a key responsibility of a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in a school?
To act as a point of contact for concerns.
What is the role of an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) for a looked after child?
To monitor the child's care plan.
Under the Children Act 1989, what is the local authority's primary duty towards children in need?
To provide services to safeguard them.
What concept refers to the level of concern at which professional intervention for a child's welfare is deemed necessary?
Risk assessment threshold
Which piece of legislation forms the cornerstone of child protection law in England and Wales?
The Children Act 1989
What is the correct term for the individual responsible for managing safeguarding concerns in a school or college?
Designated Safeguarding Lead
What is the term for the act of manipulating a child into an emotional relationship, often online, for sexual abuse?
Grooming
What is the primary principle introduced by the Children Act 1989 regarding children's welfare?
The child's welfare is paramount.
What kind of court order places a child in the care of the local authority?
Care Order
Which of the following best defines child neglect in a legal context?
Persistent failure to meet a child's basic needs.
What key role was established by the Children Act 2004 following the Victoria Climbié inquiry?
Director of Children's Services
What is the purpose of a Serious Case Review (now known as a Child Safeguarding Practice Review)?
To learn lessons from serious harm or death.
When is it permissible to share information about a child without parental consent for safeguarding purposes?
If it is in the child's best interests.
What is the main purpose of an initial child protection conference?
To decide if a child is at risk of harm.
Which type of abuse involves persistent emotional maltreatment, causing severe adverse effects on a child's emotional development?
Emotional abuse
What is the purpose of the 'Prevent duty' in the context of child safeguarding?
To prevent children from radicalisation.
What principle guides information sharing among professionals to safeguard children?
Necessity and proportionality.
What legal concept refers to all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities, and authority a parent has towards a child?
Parental responsibility