INFORMATION | An Introduction to Childrens Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Definition of Child Protection The definition of child protection is in its simplest terms the act of protecting children aged under 18 years old from threats of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child provides legislation regarding the protection of children in and out of the home environment. Child protection is the action of reducing and eradicating a child's exposure to serious risk or harm which may be present in the form of one single event or exposure to multiple harmful events. The Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013 identified four key areas of abuse and neglect; emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect. The difference between safeguarding and child protection is that generally safeguarding pertains to the policies and procedures put in place by governing bodies to ensure child safety and the promotion of good child wellbeing whereas child protection is the activity undertak...