
Children First Act 2015
Child Safeguarding Statement Sarah Ryan looks at the statutory obligations now placed on organisations and individuals who work with or have any contact with children to carry out a risk assessment and to put in place a child safeguarding statement. Sarah Ryan is an Associate Solicitor in our Family Law Unit. The final stage of the Children First Act 2015 came into effect on the 11th December 2017. The Act now places a number of statutory obligations on specific groups of pro