Children, Young Persons and Work Experience

These guidelines are aimed at those involving children in programme making as actors, participants and audience.  Where a child is involved in our work the risk assessment for the activity must take account of their particular health, safety and welfare requirements.

 

Guidance is also given for BBC staff needing to bring their children into the workplace when they incur childcare issues.

 

For the times when children visit us at open days and for tours use the principles set out for supervising groups.

 

Children must be regarded as at particular risk. They are often curious, have a limited sense of danger and can react in different ways in an emergency. We can never assume that a place which is safe for an adult will be safe for a child.