A review of the implications of the Child Protection Act on the operation of The Side was prompted by the December 2005 Morris Ring Circular on this topic. This resulted in the original version of the IWMM Child Protection Policy published in 2006. This Policy has been periodically updated and the current 2023 version can be found through the following links:

• CHILD PROTECTION Issue 1:1 January 2006, Revision 4: 11 October 2023
• Annex A1: The Morris Ring – Child Protection Policy Guidelines – 2005
• Annex A2: The Morris Ring – Ring Guidance 2016
• Annex A3: Ring Safeguarding Policy Guidance 2022
• Annex C: Information and disclaimers
• Annex B: Parent/Guardian Consent – Version 4 adopted 11 October 2023