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Managing Risk in Play Provision

A Play Safety Forum implementation guide for considering the benefits of challenging play alongside risk, linked here as an external practice resource.

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The artifact

This second-edition implementation guide was published for Play England on behalf of the Play Safety Forum by the National Children’s Bureau. It is written for people responsible for play provision.

Why it is connected

The guide’s risk-benefit approach is useful when discussing how challenging experiences can be considered without treating all uncertainty as unacceptable or all challenge as beneficial.

Limit

It is not a program-specific safety manual and does not replace activity standards, technical competence, local law, current conditions or professional advice.

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  1. [01]Managing Risk in Play Provision: Implementation GuideDavid Ball, Tim Gill and Bernard Spiegal · Play Safety Forum / National Children’s Bureau · 2012-01-01 · accessed 2026-08-25Risk-benefit practice guidance for play provision.Limit: Specific policy context; not universal law or an efficacy trial.ResearchTier Bacademic

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