Law for Social Workers

1Running head: LAW FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
Law for Social Workers

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. Relevant Legislation, Policy, and Probable Actions the Local Authority Can Take.............3
Step 1......................................................................................................................................3
Step 2......................................................................................................................................3
Step 3......................................................................................................................................4
Step 4......................................................................................................................................5
Step 5......................................................................................................................................5
Step 6 (Other Options)...........................................................................................................5
4. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8
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1. Introduction
The case taken into consideration is related to Joseph White and Olivia Payne having three
children. One is 7-years-old and others are three and one-and-a-half years old respectively. In
this case, Mr. White and Mrs. Payne were convicted previously due to intoxication. However,
it has found that they are unable to provide proper care to their children. For that reason, I as
a social worker want to implement legal steps to secure their children for safeguarding their
welfare.
2. Relevant Legislation, Policy, and Probable Actions the Local Authority Can Take
Being a social worker, the following steps have been considered in this section of the study
wherein two sections have been identified under Children Act 1989 i.e. Sections 17 and 47
(Assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, 2018) along with other acts.
Step 1
I the social worker will check the local authority database for evaluating the family’s
identification and background. Through this, the existence of the family will be identified. It
will help to provide the required support to the family for the purpose of safeguarding.
Step 2
After the above process, I the social worker will contact with other professionals such as
multi agency working associates to find parents as well as children’s education, school and
GP activities according to the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 document. It
will help to identify the cause behind the irresponsibility. In this context, under the Data
Protection Act 2018 “safeguarding of children and individuals at risk’ as a processing
condition that allows practitioners to share information” (Assets.publishing.service.gov.uk,
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