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Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR) Franzke, A. S., Bechmann, A., Zimmer, M. and Ess, C. and the Association of Internet Researchers (2020) Internet Research: Ethical Guidelines 3.0. Available at: https://aoir.org/reports/ethics3.pdf (Accessed: 15 April 2025).

British Educational Research Association (2024) Ethical guidelines for educational research. 5th edn. London: BERA. Available at: https://www.bera.ac.uk/publication/ethical-guidelines-for-educational-research-fifth-edition-2024 (Accessed: 15 April 2025).

British Psychological Society (2014) BPS Code of Human Research Ethics. Leicester: BPS.

Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) (n.d.) Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice. Available at: https://wellcome.org/about-us/positions-and-statements/environmental-sustainability-concordat (Accessed: 16 April 2025).

HM Government (2023) Working Together to Safeguard Children – A guide to multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669e7501ab418ab055592a7b/Working_together_to_safeguard_children_2023.pdf (Accessed 15 April 2025).

HM Government (2014) The Care Act. Available at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted (Accessed: 15 April 2025).

HM Government (2004) The Children Act. Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/contents (Accessed: 15 April 2025).

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) (n.d.) Guide to Data Protection. Available at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/data-protection-principles/a-guide-to-the-data-protection-principles (Accessed: 15 April 2025).

ICO (2012) Anonymisation: managing data protection risk code of practice. Available at: https://ico.org.uk/media/1061/anonymisation-code.pdf (Accessed: 15 April 2025).

Lexico.com (2020) Definition of 'accountability'. Available at: https://www.lexico.com/definition/accountability (Accessed: 15 April 2025).