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Children's risk assessment duties
The purpose of the children’s risk assessment is to improve your understanding of the risk of harm to children on your service.
It will help you understand how children could encounter harmful content, how your service’s user base, features and other characteristics could increase the risk of this happening, and what safety measures you need to put in place to protect children.
Your assessment must accurately reflect the risks on your service based on relevant information and evidence. You also need to keep it up to date.
You need to keep a written record of every risk assessment you carry out. You can use the [protection of children duties record-keeping template (ODT, 148 KB)](/siteassets/online-safety/documents/ofcom-protection-of-children-duties-record-keeping-template.odt?v=420193) to make a record of your risk assessment.
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The purpose of the children’s risk assessment is to improve your understanding of the risk of harm to children on your service. It will help you understand how children could encounter harmful content, how your service’s user base, features and other characteristics could increase the risk of this happening, and what safety measures you need to put in place to protect children. Your assessment must accurately reflect the risks on your service based on relevant information and evidence. You also need to keep it up to date. You need to keep a written record of every risk assessment you carry out. You can use the [protection of children duties record-keeping template (ODT, 148 KB)](/siteassets/online-safety/documents/ofcom-protection-of-children-duties-record-keeping-template.odt?v=420193) to make a record of your risk assessment.