1.1The Children's Act 1989 and 2004: This act aims to ensure that children are kept safe from harm and develop healthily. It is important that settings support children and their families and work with them to provide the best for children. In 2004 the law was revised due to the Victoria Climbie case and matters relating to all children came into force where five main objectives were set: to be healthy, to stay safe, to achieve through learning, to achieve economic well-being and making a positive contribution to society. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006: This law is there to safeguard and protect children and to keep them safe from dangers in the environment and while they are in the care of the environment and people. All children should feel happy, safe and secure in their environment and all adults working in an environment with children should undergo a DBS check to check their background to see if they have any criminal offenses or convictions. This is also where facilities should have procedures in place to protect children from any issues such as abuse or neglect and have security systems such as cameras or a fingerprint system to allow access to the facility. Protection of a Child 1999: This act means protecting children from harm and protecting them while they are in your care. It is there to ensure that the settings record the names of anyone who is unfit to work with children for any reason. This act is there to protect children and to ensure the safety of the children of those who work with them. Data Protection Act 1998: This is there to monitor and look after your personal information. Anyone who uses and is able to access your personal information, there are ru...... middle of paper ......y risks surrounding a child. But it is important that everyone has the right to see their information or records about themselves or a parent/guardian of a young child and that they should have control over who knows what about their child/children. It is important that information about children is held between external agencies on a need to know basis and that all information is kept privately and in a safe place where it should be locked away and only very few people should be able to access it. Some information needs to be shared for the benefit of the child. In most cases you will need parental/guardian consent to share information, but if it is in the best interests of the child and the concerns are with the parent/guardian then consent does not need to take place, for example if a mother neglected her children or if a family friend beat someone's child.