Commentary / Child safety · Governance & regulation · Safety & wellbeing
McBain and colleagues propose four priorities: defined unsafe behaviours, independent testing, protective defaults and ongoing incident monitoring. They argue for research alongside proportionate safeguards, with stronger performance thresholds dependent on validated benchmarks.
Why it matters
A useful editorial framework linking relational design, evaluation and accountability.
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Published Viewpoint, not a new empirical study, official guidance or enacted law. Full article inspected; cited legal cases, statutes and studies not independently re-audited. Its examples do not establish population-level harm or effectiveness of the proposed measures.
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Source record and stated publication date checked; see reading cautions for the extent and limits of the review. Checked 2026-10-12.