Child Abuse Legislation Changes

Please refer to the attachment. Please use UK reference
I’m choosing the case of Victoria Climbie and Baby P
This essay will be in UK reference please

Safeguarding and Managing Risk Across the Lifecourse - EssayAssessment Pack contents:Short introduction to the task.Key termsKey resources

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Short introduction to the task:Assignment 2 An Essay of 2,000 words (representing 50% of the module mark) Submission date Essay Title- Relate TWO high profile child abuse cases in relation to developments and changes to current law and policy.   
High profile cases you should choose from that have led to changes in policy and legislation include:
 
BEFORE YOU WRITE ANYTHING TASK ONE: IDENTIFY HIGH QUALITY SOURCES THAT SHOWS YOU THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN LAW AND POLICY BECAUSE OF THE TWO CHILD ABUSE CASE YOU HAVE CHOSEN
Key terms:Safeguarding: promoting the welfare of all children and protecting them from harmWelfare: health and happinessChanges in legislation and policy: Amendments and improvements to practice
Key Resources: 
Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman: Changes in legislation include DBS checks

Public Inquiry: Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman | Virtual College (virtual-college.co.uk)Victoria Climbe: Led to Lord Lamings Report and Childrens Act 2004An overview of child protection legislation in England (parliament.uk)Baby P: Lord Lamings Report and Childrens Act 2004The impact of the Baby Peter case on applications for care orders (nfer.ac.uk)Daniel Pelka: Daniels Law| Protect children like Daniel Pelka (danielslaw.co.uk)
Template:Introduction (300 words): 1. Define child abuseWhy it is important to identify – look at cause and preventionOr Statistics to show how prevalent abuse of a child isOr why it is important to understand the risks to a child2. Refer to the legislation in assessment 1 (the legislation you covered in the presentation)List the 4 covered IN THE POWERPOINTExplain why legislation has changed over time – because of high profile cases3. Identify the two high profile child abuse cases you will focus on in the main body of the essayIntroduce the fact “2 high profiles cases have been chosen to identify the subsequent changes in law. State the two cases (name of child, age, location, year it occurred)(don’t describe the abuse in the intro, save to main body)
Main Body: Case 1 : Insert name of child here  1.Brief overview of the case as published in the media (150 words)Choose 2 articles and use them simply state what happened. “the bbc in June 2014 reported……… he was starvedIn that same week the Coventry gazette also reported…… (what else did they report, extra information)Analyse the main points in the story for example. The BBC article clearly emphasise the inadequate role of professionals to support the child because they report that he was ‘invisible to professionals’. Whereas the focus of the Coventry newspaper was the cruelty inflicted by his own parents. 
2.Key events in the case  (150 words)DON’T REPEAT WHAT YOU HAVE ALREAD SAID ABOUT THE CASE.To summarise key events, focus on the type of abuse, the timeline and service involvement“a key event in this case was (type of abuse)The abuse started when….. and the length of time it went on forAnother key event to highlight – when services were involved/ when should they have been involved 
KEY SECTION 3.How the case relates to the big picture of safeguarding and child protection: lessons learnt (200 words)1. Discuss the relevance of the case to the ‘big picture’ of child protection/ safeguarding (how it relates to protecting all children, at a prevention stage and improving outcomes) in the UK. What happened as a result of this case? What actions did it lead to, if any?Explain what you mean by the bigger picture for example “The bigger picture of child protection and safeguarding relates to needs of all children, how to prevent abuse and effectively manage any cases to ensure positive outcomes”
How do the recommendations enable prevention and relate to all children – 
How do the recommendations relate to role of services  to protect all children: what could be the challenges
How should future cases be managed  to protect all children
KEY SECTION 4.Changes in policy and law due to this tragedy (250 words)
What does policy and legislation involve now since the case. Make sure they are changes linked to this case.
Case 2 :  Insert name of child here 1.Brief overview of the case as published in the media (150 words)Choose 2 articles and use them simply state what happened. “the bbc in June 2014 reported……… he was starvedIn that same week the Coventry gazette also reported…… (what else did they report, extra information)Analyse the main points in the story for example. The BBC article clearly emphasise the inadequate role of professionals to support the child because they report that he was ‘invisible to professionals’. Whereas the focus of the Coventry newspaper was the cruelty inflicted by his own parents. 
2.Key events in the case (150 words)DON’T REPEAT WHAT YOU HAVE ALREAD SAID ABOUT THE CASE.To summarise key events, focus on the type of abuse, the timeline and service involvement“a key event in this case was (type of abuse)The abuse started when….. and the length of time it went on forAnother key event to highlight – when services were involved/ when should they have been involved 
KEY SECTION 3.How the case relates to the big picture of safeguarding and child protection: lessons learnt (200 words)2. Discuss the relevance of the case to the ‘big picture’ of child protection/ safeguarding (how it relates to protecting all children, at a prevention stage and improving outcomes) in the UK. What happened as a result of this case? What actions did it lead to, if any?Explain what you mean by the bigger picture for example “The bigger picture of child protection and safeguarding relates to needs of all children, how to prevent abuse and effectively manage any cases to ensure positive outcomes”
How do the recommendations enable prevention and relate to all children – 
How do the recommendations relate to role of services  to protect all children: what could be the challenges
How should future cases be managed  to protect all children
KEY SECTION 4.Changes in policy and law due to this tragedy (250 words)
What does policy and legislation involve now since the case. Make sure they are changes linked to this case.
CONCLUSION (200 words): Highlight the main changes in practice that made the biggest difference to safeguarding.
Rubric used to mark:62, 65,68Well done on your first submission of this assignment. The information below sets out examples of how your work has met the marking criteria and gives suggestions for the future. Please take the time to read through all the commentsKnowledge and UnderstandingYou have evidenced a secure (solid) understanding of the case and the changes to legislation. For example differentiating….You have provided a reasonable application of changes in practice for each case. For example, detailing…Structure, ArgumentThey are well focused on key features of the case, making clear connections with evidence and differentiation between examples. For example…….There are clear connections between changes to legislation and practice, articulated with clear direction. For example……Strong Analysis and ConclusionsSome general conclusions are drawn about the impact and differences in each case. For example…….There was strong analysis of changes in legislation and practice with salient examples detailed. For example….Sources & Evidence, Adherence to ReferencingRelevant sources have been used to support claims. For example….Evidence has been used effectively to support claims. For exampleReferences: The format is consistent and accurate In future1.2. 
Well done on your first submission of this assignment. The information below sets out examples of how your work has met the marking criteria and gives suggestions for the future. Please take the time to read through all the commentsKnowledge and UnderstandingYou have evidenced a sound (majority) understanding of the case and the changes to legislation. For example differentiating….You have provided a relevant application of changes in practice for each case. For example, detailing…Structure, ArgumentIt has some focus on key features of the case, making clear connections with evidence and differentiation between examples. For example…….There are some connections between changes to legislation and practice, articulated with clear direction. For example……Strong Analysis and ConclusionsSome conclusions are drawn about the impact and differences in each case. For example…….There are some analysis of changes in legislation and practice with salient examples detailed. For example….Sources & Evidence, Adherence to ReferencingSimple use of sources have been used to support claims. For example….Largely consistent evidence has been used effectively to support claims. For exampleReferences: The format is largely consistent and accurateIn future1.2.