Types of activity, jobs or roles which require a person to undergo a DBS check before carrying it out. The activity will usually involve being responsible for a child or vulnerable person.

A process of evaluating the risks involved in a particular activity to remove or minimise those risks. Often contained in a written document.

Protecting a person’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.

A court report which can be ordered in private proceedings, usually in proceedings for a child arrangement order. It is written by a Court Adviser from Cafcass and advises the Court on the child’s circumstances and what needs to happen to ensure a safe outcome for the child.

A child arrangement order, prohibited steps order or specific issue order made under section 8 Children Act 1989. These set out where the child should live and with whom they should have contact; what an individual cannot do in relation to the upbringing of a child; or what an individual should do in relation to the upbringing of a child.