Child Safeguarding Consulting Services
Comprehensive child safeguarding strategy, policy development, regulatory compliance, and capacity building for organisations, platforms, and government bodies committed to protecting children.
Advisory services built around child safety, regulation, and implementation
Each engagement is tailored to your operating context, regulatory exposure, and safeguarding maturity, with practical outputs your team can implement immediately.
Child Safeguarding Policy & Framework Development
Create robust, organisational safeguarding policies and frameworks that prioritise child protection while aligning with international standards and local regulatory requirements.
- Full organisational safeguarding policy creation or comprehensive audit
- Alignment with UNCRC, Keeping Children Safe standards, and local regulations
- Risk assessment and gap analysis
- Implementation roadmap and governance structure
Further reading: Building a child safeguarding policy framework · What a safeguarding audit covers · What a child rights impact assessment is
Online Safety & DSA/OSA Compliance Advisory
Navigate complex regulatory landscapes including the EU Digital Services Act and UK Online Safety Act with expert guidance on age assurance, safety-by-design, and compliance roadmaps.
- Regulatory readiness assessments for platforms and digital services
- Age assurance strategy and safety-by-design audit
- Compliance roadmap development for DSA/OSA requirements
- Risk mitigation and governance frameworks
Further reading: UK Online Safety Act vs EU DSA · What age assurance is · GDPR and children's data
Responsible AI & Child Safety Assessment
Evaluate AI systems through a child-centred lens, ensuring algorithms and governance protect children's rights, wellbeing, and safety in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
- AI impact assessment focused on children's rights and wellbeing
- Algorithm audit for age-appropriate content and child safety
- Policy and governance framework for AI systems affecting children
- Bias and fairness review from child protection perspective
Further reading: The EU AI Act and children · A safety-by-design checklist · Children in the responsible AI conversation
Institutional Capacity Building & Training
Build organisational expertise through tailored workshops, train-the-trainer programmes, and bespoke training designed for leadership, teams, and regulatory bodies.
- Executive workshops on child safeguarding for leadership teams
- Train-the-trainer programmes for organisations scaling safeguarding
- Bespoke training for government agencies and regulatory bodies
- Custom curriculum development for specific contexts
Further reading: UNCRC General Comment 25 explained · Why corporates need child safeguarding · Child safety glossary
Retainer-Based Strategic Advisory
Maintain ongoing strategic support with dedicated advisory access, allowing you to respond quickly to emerging issues, regulatory changes, and child safety challenges.
- Quarterly strategy sessions with dedicated advisor
- Ad-hoc consultation on emerging issues and regulatory developments
- Priority access for urgent child safety matters
- Continuous policy monitoring and guidance
Further reading: Southeast Asia's 2026 child online safety laws · Australia's child online safety rules
Who we work with and what each engagement delivers
Our work spans public, private, and non-profit sectors where the safety and rights of children need to be embedded into systems, governance, and operations.
Who This Is For
- Governments, national regulators and online-safety authorities
- Technology platforms and digital service providers
- Education providers and school networks
- Healthcare organisations and hospitals
- International NGOs, UN agencies and their regional offices
- Corporates with child-facing products, services, or impact
What Clients Receive
- Safeguarding gap analysis and risk assessment report
- Bespoke policy and framework documents
- Regulatory compliance roadmap (DSA, OSA, AI Act)
- Board and leadership briefing
- Workshop and training delivery
- AI child-safety assessment report
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from organisations exploring advisory, audits, training, and longer-term strategic support.
We work with governments, technology platforms, education providers, healthcare organisations, NGOs, UN agencies, and corporates. Any organisation that has a duty of care towards children or whose products and services affect children can benefit from our expertise.
Yes. We deliver workshops and training programmes both in-person and virtually. In-person delivery is available worldwide, and virtual sessions are tailored to accommodate different time zones and group sizes.
Absolutely. We conduct comprehensive audits of existing safeguarding policies, identify gaps against international standards such as the UNCRC and Keeping Children Safe framework, and provide a prioritised action plan for improvement.
Yes. Regulatory compliance is one of our core services. We help digital platforms and service providers navigate the EU Digital Services Act, UK Online Safety Act, and emerging AI regulations with readiness assessments, compliance roadmaps, and ongoing advisory.
Yes. We evaluate AI systems through a child-centred lens, covering impact assessments, algorithm audits for age-appropriate content, bias and fairness reviews, and governance frameworks to ensure AI products protect children's rights and wellbeing.
Yes. Three fixed-scope engagements cover the most common needs: a Child-Safety Regulatory Readiness Review against the Online Safety Act, Digital Services Act and Asia-Pacific online-safety duties (from $10,000); a Children's Rights Impact Assessment or age-assurance and algorithm audit of a product, policy or AI system (from $12,500); and a Digital and AI-era Safeguarding Upgrade for NGOs, UN agencies and institutions modernising existing standards (from $7,500). Each ends with a prioritised roadmap. Larger or multi-jurisdiction scopes are quoted individually.
Yes. Our retainer-based advisory provides ongoing strategic support with quarterly strategy sessions, ad-hoc consultation on emerging issues, and priority access for urgent child safety matters. Retainers start from $3,000 per month on a 12-month basis.
Why organisations work with Maryam
Maryam brings a mix of frontline safeguarding practice, international policy experience, and practical advisory work across digital, institutional, and cross-border settings.
16 years in child safeguarding worldwide, including eight leading Keeping Children Safe's global network
ISPCAN Executive Board Member — International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
Oxford AI programmes — Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme (2025) and Oxford AI Ethics, Regulations and Compliance Programme (2026), Saïd Business School
MSc in International Child Rights — King's College London
Scientific Chair, ISPCAN Congress Edinburgh 2023
200+ organisations across four continents and 85,000+ people reached
Ready to Strengthen Your Safeguarding?
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