1. What prompts a review?
A serious case review (SCR) is required to identify how, when and why a child died as a result of abuse or neglect. A SCR takes place after a child’s death or the child gets seriously injured and abuse or neglect believed to have taken place. It looks at ways in which abuse and neglect can be help prevent it in similar situations in the future. When a child dies (or death by suspected suicide) and abuse or neglect was a known factor of death, the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) conducts a serious case review following stator guidance. The decisions to conduct a SCR should be made within one month of the notification of the incident. The LSCB notifies the National Panel of Independent Experts and Office for
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Child BS and their family were not known to any additional children’s services prior to the incident. Following the incident, MS and FP were arrested on suspicion of causing the injuries of Child BS. They both initially denied causing injury to Child BS. MS was placed on police bail and FP was charged with murder and remanded in custody until the criminal trial. The suspect FP pleaded guilty on the first day of the criminal trial and was sentenced to nine years …show more content…
This supervision should foster continuous support, teamwork and improvement to encourage confidential discussion of sensitive issues.
The review makes few recommendations, accepting that the lessons learnt by individual agencies such as the nursery and Ofsted have either been addressed or are being addressed through internal management systems.
Recommendations are as follows:
1. Early Years’ Service lead a review and develop common guidance and supporting documentation to be made available to local nursery providers in respect of safeguarding children.
2. There are needs for the development of public awareness in relation to domestic abuse and the risks to children during parental separation and newly formed relationships.
3. The board requires core safeguarding agencies to refresh their perspective to strategy meetings to guarantee that any reference to injuries are specific, descriptive and contextual, common records of meetings noted and shared by Children’s Social
Following these legislation and guidelines will help you deal with any situation as everything is written in them. Every setting has to make sure that they keep up to date with the legislation and guidelines everyday. 2.3: Describe roles and responsibilities when keeping children safe. As a early years practitioner you have a responsibility to keep every child safe.
Investigator saw Ms. Morgan in jail at the Orleans Justice Center after she was arrested and charged with cruelty to a juvenile. Ms. Morgan admitted to doing ecstasy and xanbars while disciplining her children. She admitted to hitting her daughter in the mouth because she would not shut up and that was getting on her nerves. Dr. Shelia Thompson noted that Thianna had a forensic medical on 7/18/17 and forensic interview on7/13/2017. Dr. Thompson noted during the medical incident history Thianna makes clear disclosure of physical abuse by mom including mom recently punching her a few times in the eye because the patient was crying.
The Child Cases discusses cases and contains interviews from people wrongfully accused and sentenced for murder of young children. The main example PBS provided was Ernie Lopez and the death of 6 month old Isis. This video addresses the biased medical examiners opinions and how they can affect the trial and sentencing. Often the medical examiner can imagine things in order to find an answer for the death of a young child. Ernie was babysitting 6 month old Isis when he walked back from preparing her bath and found her unresponsive.
Enquiries and serious case reviews take place when a child dies subsequent to having suffered abuse and/or neglect: this is what happened in the Baby P case and in the case of Victoria Climbie, which then led to a serious shake up in the child protection system and the issuing of the Children Act 2004 and guidelines for the early years foundation stage. The Victoria Climbie case also highlighted the poor communication between agencies and that point has also consequently been addressed. The Local Safeguarding Children Board also decides if a serious case review is needed in cases where harm has come to a child through neglect and abuse. One cannot stress enough the importance of cooperation and communication between agencies in preventing and
Summary of Argument The evidence was sufficient for a reasonable jury to find Defendant guilty of endangering a welfare of a child within the meaning of the statute § 273(a) (CPC). The child endangering statute imposes criminal liability on a person who knowingly and willfully permits a child to be endangered while having care or custody of this child. Here, because of the evidence that Defendant was the main caretaker and babysitter of Isuru (the victim), and that she assumed this role willingly, it is sufficient to establish that the victim was in the care or custody of Defendant. In addition, the fact that Defendant did not report the abuse to authorities and did not act in defense of the victim establishes evidence that Defendant willfully
Case Study 2 As a setting it is our responsibility to note down all events seen, including the date, time and where it took place. It is also important to monitor this, seeing if the child comes to the nursery like this often, or on particular days. It is our duty to safeguard the child and if we feel that they are being 'neglected' we have the right to report it. However, we could support the mother by having an informal meeting, talking about any issues that she may be having.
Families, children and young people have the right to live free from abuse, harm and neglect. If harm or abuse is suspected or alleged the child or young person has the right to be listened to, to be respected and to kept informed and be involved (where appropriate) in any decision making. †̃Anyone working with children should see and speak to the child; listen to what they say; take their views seriously; and work with them collaboratively when deciding how to support their needs.â€TM (Working Together to Safeguard Children) The Children Act 1989 requires that local authorities give due regard to a childâ€TMs wishes when determining what services to provide.
The roles and responsibilities of different agencies and practitioners working to with children and young people. The role of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB’s) The process to
In section 120 of the Adoption Act (2002) amends section 31 if the Children Act (1989), that is, the definition of harm. It enhances the definition by; ‘including for example, impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of others’. This is a clear reference to how children are effected through emotional and psychological abuse, whilst their parents are being battered (Kernic et al, 2003). Fostering Services
Officials brought in Dr. Charles Smith, a well-known expert in pediatric forensic pathology who had helped them convict many other cases concerning the deaths of young toddlers. The task of conducting the autopsy of the baby fell into Smith’s hands, who gladly accepted the responsibility. Smith was a known to do everything he could to make sure he could convict a person. It didn’t matter what the accusation was or who the defendant was, all he cared about was nailing a sentence onto the shoulders of the many defendants he has trialled against. His reputation of always winning cases intimidated all lawyers.
Because the parents had seven other children, authorities had to be involved so early on. The state police were there to investigate what actually happened to the baby. Children and Youth were there to make sure the other seven boys were safe and protected, as they should be. The court was involved because they needed to decide if the children were able to remain home with their parents. Lastly, the coroner was involved because he was needed to tell what he believed
Services that may be provided, in liaison with local authority childrenâ€TMs social care services, include the provision of reports for court, and direct work with children, parents and families. Services may be provided either within general or specialist multi-disciplinary teams, depending on the severity and complexity of the problem. In addition, consultation and training may be offered to services in the community – including, for example, social care schools, primary healthcare professionals and nurseries. Question: Question 10
Furthermore domestic violence programs can lay out a strong foundation of zero tolerance by better informing young children. This is something that can be instrumental to the minimization of domestic violence. To demonstrate the importance, one must understand that if domestic violence is not accurately identified, there will be consequences. Research shows that program/ caseworker efforts to improve family involvement can make the abuse worse toward the child or non offending parent. Outside program involvement needs to be confidential with the child and conducted in a way that will make the child feel secure.
Documentation is a continuous, active process that requires a constant alertness, awareness, thoughtfulness, and engagement (Pope, 2015). Meaningful documentation describes the purpose of child protection work for clients; it provides a clear picture for the clients to understand how critical decisions have been made (Stubley, 2010). Essentially organization, decision-making, and critical thinking are core elements to record-keeping (Kane, Houston-Vega, & Nuehring, 2002). According to Pope (2015) awareness of relevant legislations, ethics codes, and other legal standards is crucial to record keeping, but legal standards should not be confused with clinical, ethical, or moral responsibilities (Pope, 2015). Knowing what to document and when to
First and foremost, a law known as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 or CAPTA is a law against child abuse. “CAPTA provides Federal funding to States in support of prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities and also provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, for demonstration programs and projects” (Children’s Bureau, 2011). Furthermore, services like the Children’s Bureau and the Child Protective Services (CPS) are services against child abuse. “The goal of Child Protective Services (CPS) is to identify, assess and provide services to children and families in an effort to protect children, preserve families, whenever possible, and prevent further maltreatment. Child Protective Services is non-punitive in its approach and is directed toward enabling families to provide adequate care for their children” (Virginia Department of Social Services, 2016).