Seven essential instruments for POPIA compliance in research involving children and adolescents in South Africa

摘要

Compliance with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is a foremost governance challenge for research involving high-risk and vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents. It remains unclear what constitutes adequate safeguards to protect the personal information of the child under this new law. To meaningfully adhere to the principal aims of POPIA, researchers must understand and address the implications of this legislation on research governance practices. Navigating the additional POPIA compliance requirements within established research projects additionally raises questions about how research can use POPIA to build on existing research governance mechanisms without extreme additional burden on research teams.