Legislations

Legislations

1. human rights act 1998

   • enables certain rights to be given to everyone living in the UK e.g right to life

2. health and social care act 2009

3. care act 2014

   • requires local authorities to make enquires if someone is being abused or neglected or at risk
   • local authorities may set up a multi agency if someone dies due to abuse or neglect
   • Introduced duty of candour and fundamental standards to inspect practitioners

4. safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006

   • implemeneted the vetting and barring scheme which ensures people who are classed as unsuitable to work with vulnerable groups that they do not

5. mental capacity act 2005 and deprivation of liberty safeguards

   • protect and empower individuals who can't make their own choices
   • MCA DOLS introduced into mental capacity act 2005 through the mental health act 2007 and went live in 2009

6. equality act 2010

   • protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation for the protected characteristics

7. public interest disclosure act 1998(the "whistle blowing" act)

   • protects workers who disclose info about malpractice including abuse/former work place and provide legal framework for whistle blowing

8. the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974

   • support rehabilitation into employment and reformed offenders
   • aim to give convicted or cautioned people the chance to start afresh
   • section 139 of the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders act 2012 went live in 2014
     • 2 key chnages to the 1974 act. 1- extend the scope to cover convictions of 48 months from 30. 2- change the length of some rehabilitation peroids

9. children act 2004 every child matters

   • gave legal force to 4 outcomes, 1-being healthy, 2- staying safe, 3-enjoying and achieving, 4-making a positive contribution, 5- achieving economic wellbeing

10. data protection act

11. disclosure and barring scheme, "no secrets" (department of health 2000)

12. working together to safeguarding children (2006)

13. safeguarding adults (2005)

14. mental capacity act code of practice (2014)