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P4. Explain how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice.
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UNIT 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social careP4. Explain how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice.
LEGISLATION:
CHILDREN ACT 1989, 2004
Children are young vulnerable human beings who are
in the process of growth and are very dependent to
their family. They rely on those who are older than them
to look out for them and keep them safe in order to live
and grow into a well and healthy adult. They are the
hope of the future that will continue the legacies of the
older generation and will bring forth the opportunities
for the future children that will come. And these
children, just like Adults, also have rights. To preserve
their rights and keep them safe, the Children Act of 2004 was created on the year 1989 and
amended on 2004 was implemented.
The Children’s Act 2004 came about after the government published a green paper, every
child matters, for consultation in 2003. This act serves a purpose to protect and safeguard
children and young people from any harm by the combined help of local authorities.
Furthermore, this legislation also provides the vulnerable children a chance to be able to
grow safely into the community or wherever they are and be able to improve their lives by
putting their rights, interests and views into account.
In addition to that, This act was in itself a response to a formal inquiry after the failure of
Social and Health services led to the horrific death of Victoria Climbie at the hands of her
aunt. Due to this, the children’s act hold a very significant value to everyone and became an
eye opener which allowed everybody to be aware and responsible for their actions and help
to maintain their children’s security to ensure that it won’t affect the children’s welfare.
CARE STANDARDS ACT 2000
The Care Standards Act 2000 is a law which ensures that services
from different health care providers or agencies are up to the
standards and quality set by the law. This act is also the one that
checks, regulates and reviews the service institutions, providers or
agencies provide and requires them to make sure that their staff are
well trained, is continuing their professional development and that
they are registered.
Furthermore, the Care standards act 2000 ensures that the service
users are receiving services that are of high quality and that it is
competent and reliable. It also seeks to improve care standards and
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