Table 4.

Accompanying adult reports s/he is the legal guardian

Scenario	Know	Ask	If in doubt, ask for:
A child is accompanied to the research site by an adult who says s/he is the guardian	That a legal guardian is a parent or other person responsible for administering and safeguarding the child’s property, helping the child with administrative, contractual and legal matters and providing consent when required by law. Such persons (when they are not the parent) are generally nominated in the parent’s will or appointed by a court[7]	‘Who was the guardian before you?’	A copy of the court order or even the will if not deemed to be too sensitive a document
		‘Did a court appoint you as the guardian?’
		‘Did the parents appoint you to act as the child’s guardian?’
		‘Was the appointment made in a will?’