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Know about current legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection

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Practitioners must always protect the of children and parents. Generally, all information passed to you about a child is and should only be passed on with parents’ . You must learn to judge when and how should be shared, following your setting’s confidentiality policies.

Is the following statement true or false? Confidentiality means keeping information about children and parents secure, only passing it on with parents’ permission or if the child’s safety is at risk

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TRUE

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A newspaper wants a photo of children on a trip

A caller from Ofsted asks for information about a child

A parent asks for another parent’s home address

A child discloses abuse

Politely refuse

Check parents have given permission for images to be used

Record details. Check with parents and / or setting manager

Implement your setting’s safeguarding procedure

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It is important to maintain confidentiality but also to recognise when a child or young person’s

You must understand when information may be shared, with and without consent

Conflicts can arise between maintaining

…life is in danger, or when they are likely to suffer harm, and take appropriate action to protect them.

…to safeguard the welfare of children and young people.

…an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns.

When might you need to pass on information that is normally considered confidential?

If it would help clear up a misunderstanding

If it would make you unpopular not to do so

If someone’s wellbeing might be at risk

If your line manager asks you to do so

Which of the following things would help keep information confidential? Select two answers.

Leaving confidential records in a neat pile on your desk

Telling your friends what happened at work

Keeping records in a securely locked cabinet

Inviting parents to discuss their children in a private room

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