# What do the BBC Editorial Guidelines require when children or young people take part in content (consent, welfare, identification, impact over time)?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T16:33:14.609Z
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The BBC puts a child contributor's welfare above any editorial need. Working with under-18s requires a contributor due-care risk assessment, consent the child can understand, and parental consent for under-16s (except non-sensitive questions). Producers must avoid 'jigsaw identification', where several details combine to identify a child, and consider the impact after publication.

The BBC puts a child contributor's welfare above any editorial need. Working with under-18s requires a contributor due-care risk assessment, consent the child can understand, and parental consent for under-16s (except non-sensitive questions). Producers must avoid 'jigsaw identification', where several details combine to identify a child, and consider the impact after publication.

Curator qualifications: Standards read 2026-10-22; no programme assessed; not legal advice.

Limitations: Standards read 2026-10-22; no programme assessed; not legal advice.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/children-and-young-people-as-contributors/guidelines",
      "note": "BBC Editorial Guidelines Section 9 Children and Young People as Contributors (9.4.16-9.4.21)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] The BBC puts a child contributor's welfare above any editorial need. Working with under-18s requires a contributor due-care risk assessment, consent the child can understand, and parental consent for under-16s (except non-sensitive questions). Producers must avoid 'jigsaw identification', where several details combine to identify a child, and consider the impact after publication. · locator: BBC Editorial Guidelines Section 9 Children and Young People as Contributors (9.4.16-9.4.21) · source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/children-and-young-people-as-contributors/guidelines

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