2.3 Step 1: General safeguarding risk areas

It is useful to break down risk into the general safeguarding risk areas. These are common to every level and type of activity.

Activity: Identify the six general safeguarding risk areas

Below we have listed the six common risk areas. Use the drop-down menus to match each risk area to the appropriate explanation.

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The next step is to think about the risks associated with each of these six general safeguarding risk areas.

2.2 Risk assessment when planning activities

2.4 Step 2: Identifying specific risks