Product / PLF Classification & Threshold Assessment.
Know the regulatory status of the product before committing to the downstream control and filing path.
What this capability solves
Determine whether a digital product, service or feature is designed for children, may be accessed by children, or falls outside the relevant child-protection scope.
Advice, controls, technology, governance, evidence and operating procedures are designed together so the capability can be sustained after implementation.
Capability model
The service can be scoped as a focused engagement or combined into a broader enterprise programme.
Product Scope Mapping
Define product, service, feature, users, channels, content and processing in scope.
Indicator Assessment
Evaluate the formal indicators and threshold conditions used for child-related applicability.
User & Access Analysis
Assess intended audience, likely access by children and account/age controls.
Evidence Review
Review UX, terms, onboarding, analytics, content and product decisions supporting classification.
Classification Decision Pack
Document rationale, assumptions, evidence and resulting obligations.
Next-Step Mapping
Identify whether risk self-assessment, implementation or filing is required.
How the capability fits together
Final scope, control ownership and delivery model are confirmed during discovery.
Controls & governance
- Child-first risk and best-interest lens
- Data minimization and privacy-protective defaults
- Age/parental/guardianship governance
- Dark-pattern and excessive-engagement review
- Documented escalation for high-risk findings
- Evidence suitable for regulator and management review
Priority use cases
- New consumer platform
- Product feature change
- Education/family product
- Potential child access
- Regulatory readiness
- M&A/product due diligence
Key deliverables
- Scope map
- Indicator assessment
- Classification rationale
- Evidence pack
- Obligation/action map
- Management brief
Integration considerations
- Product/SDLC governance
- Privacy/PDP programme
- Identity/age assurance
- Consent/preferences
- Trust & safety operations
- Incident/complaint management
Phased delivery
Each phase produces decision-ready evidence and clear ownership for the next stage.
