293AObject and underlying principle of Part

293A Object and underlying principle of Part (1) The object of this Part is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children by enabling particular persons and bodies having responsibilities for a child to request or give particular information about the child. (2) In achieving that object, the safety and wellbeing of the child is the paramount concern and it is the underlying principle of this Part that ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children takes precedence over the protection of an individual's privacy needs. (3) Anyone exercising a power or performing a function under this Part must, as far as practicable, uphold the principle.