🔢 The Big Picture
During a Child Safety Officer applicant assessment session, a Minor Liaison (aged 13–17) is randomly assigned one of four "Tiers" — a fixed outfit category that determines how much skin is shown. Tiers 1–3 are a mandatory, standard part of the Minor Liaison role for every liaison aged 13–17. Tier 4 is never mandatory — it's only ever assigned to liaisons aged 16–17, and only after a separate, dedicated consent form naming Tier 4 specifically has been approved. A liaison can always decline any individual session, at any Tier, for any reason, without it affecting their standing — Tier assignment is random per session, not something the liaison or applicant ever chooses.
Only grandfathered accounts (created before May 1, 2026) are eligible to become a Minor Liaison at all. Since our platform-wide minimum registration age was raised to 16 on that date, no account under 16 can be newly created, and we've chosen not to extend this role to brand-new 16–17 signups either. In practice, grandfathered accounts are the only remaining pool of users eligible for this role — there is no route into it for any account created on or after that date, regardless of the user's actual age.
The programme has a known, fixed end date: June 6, 2031. That's the date our youngest currently-eligible grandfathered liaison turns 18, so no grandfathered account will remain in the eligible 13–17 age range after that point. The Minor Liaison programme officially closes on that date and will not be reopened to any other account afterward.
Currently she is 13 years, 1 months, 19 days old.
Actual uncovered nudity is never shown or permitted at any Tier, under any circumstances. The highest Tier (4) stops at hand-coverage over the front genitals — it never removes that hand-coverage, and breasts/buttocks exposure at lower Tiers never extends beyond what's explicitly described below.
🎬 What Your Child Actually Does On Camera, Step By Step
Separately from what the outfit itself looks like, parents have told us it wasn't clear what the liaison is actually asked to do with their body during a session. There are exactly two distinct steps, and they never overlap or blend together:
- Step 1 — Private outfit check (Safeguarding Lead only, applicant not yet in the call): your child stands up, turns a full circle in front of the camera, and shows the entire assigned outfit from every angle so the Lead can confirm it's compliant for the Tier. Depending on the Tier, the Lead may also ask your child to adjust a strap, briefly move a layer aside, or (Tier 3 and up) get a closer look at the buttocks area specifically, or (Tier 4 only) remove a top to confirm whether top coverage is required. To be explicit: at Tiers 1–3, "adjust" or "move a layer aside" never means moving aside or removing the underwear/thong bottom itself to expose genitals — that stays covered at those Tiers, with no exceptions. At Tier 4 specifically, this can include being asked to pull a bottom/underwear layer aside, with the hand immediately taking over covering the front genital area — the same front-only hand-coverage rule already described in the Tier 4 card below, which only ever applies with its own separate, named consent for ages 16–17. This is a functional compliance check, not a pose or performance — see the full breakdown on the Minor Liaison Application page. The applicant cannot see any of this; they are not connected to the call yet.
- Step 2 — The actual applicant session, once the Lead has approved the outfit: your child simply stands or sits normally, facing the camera, in the outfit already shown and approved in Step 1, and has a conversation. Nothing further is done, shown, changed, removed, or posed at this point, by anyone — not by your child, not by the Safeguarding Lead, and never by the applicant, who is never allowed to ask for any pose, change, or reveal at any point. If the applicant asks for anything like that, it's treated as a boundary failure and reported immediately.
In short: whatever exposure a Tier involves is fully settled and shown privately to the Lead before the applicant ever joins the call — the applicant only ever sees your child sitting/standing normally in the outfit that was already checked and approved.
👗 Each Tier In Detail
Below is the exact same breakdown liaisons themselves see, plus a plain-terms summary aimed specifically at parents/guardians under each one.
Tier 1 — Fully Clothed Only
Ordinary, everyday clothing — nothing revealing at all. Think of how you'd dress to run errands or hang out with friends.
- Examples: jeans or leggings with a plain t-shirt or hoodie; a casual dress or skirt with a top; a tracksuit or sweatpants with a sweatshirt; a school-style outfit (collared shirt, trousers/skirt).
- No swimwear, no crop tops or midriff exposure, no sports bras worn as outerwear — this is the most conservative tier and is what most sessions will actually use.
- This is the default Tier for the large majority of both regular applicant-understanding sessions and Child Safety Officer assessments — Tiers 2–4 are the exception, not the norm, and many liaisons may go their entire time in the role only ever being assigned Tier 1.
- Because there's no coverage boundary to confirm at this Tier, there is no private pre-session compliance check at all — your child simply appears on camera in the outfit as agreed, with nothing checked beforehand.
In plain terms: your child is dressed exactly as they would be for school or running errands. No skin beyond face, hands, and forearms/lower legs is shown. What they actually do: show the Lead this outfit briefly beforehand (Step 1 above), then just sit or stand normally and talk to the applicant on camera for the rest of the session (Step 2) — no pose, undressing, or outfit change happens at this Tier, ever. This is the most common Tier by far.
Tier 2 — Casual & Swimwear
Everything from Tier 1, plus normal swimwear and athletic wear — the kind of thing you'd wear to a pool, beach, or the gym.
- Examples: a standard one-piece swimsuit; a two-piece bikini with full-coverage bottoms (not thong-style); a sports bra with leggings or athletic shorts; a crop top or tank top with shorts or leggings.
- Swimwear bottoms must still cover the buttocks at this tier — thong or G-string style bikini bottoms are not part of Tier 2, even though it includes swimwear.
- This Tier exists because swimwear and athletic wear are already completely normal, everyday clothing for many activities — assigning it isn't a step toward anything more revealing, and it's treated as its own self-contained level, not a stepping stone.
- Like Tier 1, there is no private pre-session compliance check at this Tier, since full buttocks and breast coverage is already guaranteed by the outfit rules themselves — the check only starts to matter from Tier 3 onward.
In plain terms: the same coverage level as a normal swimsuit at a public pool or beach, or gym wear. Nothing here would look out of place at a family swimming pool. What they actually do: show the Lead this outfit briefly beforehand (Step 1 above), then just sit or stand normally and talk to the applicant on camera for the rest of the session (Step 2) — no pose, undressing, or outfit change happens at this Tier, ever.
Tier 3 — Extended
Everything from Tier 2, plus underwear-as-outerwear and lingerie-style pieces. This is a noticeably bigger step up, and it's the tier most people underestimate.
- Examples: a matching bra-and-underwear set; a thong or G-string-style bikini bottom (with a bikini or bra top); babydoll-style lingerie; stockings or a garter set worn with a covering top; sheer or see-through fabric layered over underwear.
- Buttocks are not required to be covered at this tier — thong/G-string bottoms are a normal, deliberate part of Tier 3.
- Breasts must still be covered by clothing/fabric at Tier 3 — sheer fabric is fine as an accent, but not if it leaves nothing meaningfully concealed.
- This is the first Tier where the private pre-session compliance check (Step 1 above) actually matters, specifically because of the buttocks-coverage exception — Tiers 1 and 2 skip that check entirely since there's nothing extra to confirm.
- Sheer or see-through fabric is never a required element of Tier 3 — it's one allowed option among several outfit styles, not something every Tier 3 outfit must include.
In plain terms: your child is shown wearing underwear or lingerie as if it were regular clothing, and — importantly — the bottoms may be thong/G-string style, meaning the buttocks are visibly bare. Breasts stay covered by fabric at this Tier regardless. What they actually do: beforehand, privately with the Lead only (Step 1 above), your child stands, turns a full circle, and the Lead gets a closer look at the buttocks area specifically to confirm nothing beyond what Tier 3 permits is showing — this is a compliance check, not a posed photo. Once that's approved, during the actual applicant session (Step 2), your child just sits or stands normally facing the camera in that same outfit and talks — no further pose, undressing, or change happens in front of the applicant, ever. This is a genuinely significant step up from Tier 2 and is worth discussing directly with your child before they agree to any Tier 3 session.
Tier 4 — Most Relaxed (16–17 only, separate consent required)
Everything from Tier 3, plus near-nudity where the front genitals are covered by hand placement only — no clothing required there. This is only ever assigned to liaisons aged 16–17, and only after a separate, explicit parental consent form naming Tier 4 specifically has been approved.
- Examples: hands placed over the front genital area with no underwear or clothing beneath them; the same pose as above with no top, since breast coverage is not required at this tier depending on presentation; a bikini or lingerie bottom pulled aside with hand coverage taking over at the front.
- A top / breast coverage is not required at this tier, depending on presentation, and buttocks coverage is not required either (already true from Tier 3 onward). The liaison's Safeguarding Lead — not the applicant — decides whether a top is required for a given session, based on presentation, during a private pre-session check.
- Actual uncovered nudity is never shown or permitted, at Tier 4 or any tier, under any circumstances. Rear exposure is never a deliberate or posed part of this — hand-coverage only applies to the front, so incidental visibility from behind can happen accidentally through movement or camera angle, not by design.
- A liaison may decline Tier 4 specifically at any time, for any reason, without affecting their standing.
- Because it requires both a minimum age of 16 and a separate named parental consent, Tier 4 is by far the least common Tier in practice — most liaisons, at any age, will never be assigned a Tier 4 session unless their parent/guardian has specifically agreed to it in advance.
In plain terms: this is the highest Tier. Your child's front genital area is covered only by their own hand placement — not clothing — and, depending on the session, they may not be wearing a top either. Nothing beyond that hand-coverage is ever removed or shown; actual nudity never occurs. What they actually do: beforehand, privately with the Lead only (Step 1 above), your child stands, turns a full circle, places their hand(s) over the front genital area, and — if the Lead is deciding whether a top is needed for that session — may be asked to remove their top during that same private check so the Lead can confirm directly. This is a functional compliance/decision check, never a request from the applicant, and never something the applicant sees. Once the Lead approves, during the actual applicant session (Step 2), your child simply holds that same hand-covered position (or approved outfit) and talks to the applicant on camera — no further pose, undressing, or change happens in front of the applicant, ever. This Tier is never assigned to anyone under 16, is never assigned without you separately and explicitly agreeing to it by name, and can be turned down at any time even after you've agreed to it in general.
❓ Parents' Common Questions About Tier 3 Specifically
Tier 3 is the tier that surprises most parents the first time they read it, so here are direct answers to the questions we're asked most often about it.
Why isn't buttocks coverage required at Tier 3? Doesn't that mean nudity?
Fairly put — bare buttocks is, technically, a limited form of nudity, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. What Tier 3 relaxes is specifically and only that: the buttocks, in the context of ordinary thong/G-string-style underwear and lingerie worn the way it's designed to be worn, not an "anything goes" outfit. Everything else stays covered by fabric at all times — the front genital area and the breasts must still be concealed by clothing at Tier 3, with no exceptions — and that's exactly why we call it out on its own here rather than leaving it implied. It's a genuine, deliberate step up from Tier 2, and it's worth you and your child weighing that plainly before agreeing to it, not something we'll downplay as "not really nudity."
What exactly counts as "sheer or see-through fabric," and how do you make sure it isn't just a loophole for exposure?
It means fabric like lace, mesh, or chiffon layered over underwear as a lingerie accent — for example, a sheer robe or sheer panel on a bra — the same way it's sold and worn in ordinary lingerie. It is never allowed to be the only thing covering the breasts or front genital area; if a piece is so sheer that it doesn't meaningfully conceal, it fails the Tier 3 standard and isn't compliant, the same as if nothing were worn there at all. This is exactly what the Safeguarding Lead's private pre-session check (including the brief zoom described below) is there to confirm before any session starts.
Is Tier 3 mandatory, or can my child choose not to do it?
Assessing Tier 1–3 outfits at all is a required, standard part of the liaison role — it isn't a separate opt-in like Tier 4 is, and it doesn't need its own named consent form beyond the general Tiers 1–3 consent you sign up front. That said, your child can always decline any individual session, for any Tier, for personal comfort reasons, at any time, with no explanation required and no effect on their standing — that comfort-based opt-out never goes away, even though the duty itself is mandatory in general.
How is Tier 3 actually different from Tier 2, since both already involve pretty minimal clothing?
Tier 2 is normal swimwear or athletic wear — the kind of thing worn at a public pool, beach, or gym — and bottoms must always fully cover the buttocks at that Tier, even though it's swimwear. Tier 3 is a genuine step up: real underwear or lingerie worn as outerwear, thong/G-string bottoms are allowed (so the buttocks are visibly bare), and sheer/see-through fabric accents are permitted for the first time. It's a bigger jump than it might sound like from the outfit descriptions alone, which is exactly why we recommend discussing it directly with your child before they agree to a Tier 3 session.
What age can my child be assigned a Tier 3 session?
Any liaison aged 13–17 can be assigned Tier 1, 2, or 3 sessions — the age range doesn't change until Tier 4, which is restricted to 16–17 year-olds only and requires its own separate, explicit consent naming Tier 4 by name. Note that only
grandfathered accounts (created before May 1, 2026) can hold the Minor Liaison role at all today, since new account registration now has a minimum age of 16 — so in practice, every liaison aged 13–17 you'll encounter is on a grandfathered account, not a brand-new signup. We know Tier 3 involves lingerie and bare buttocks, which can feel like a lot for a younger teenager — your child can decline any specific Tier 3 session for personal comfort at any time, and you're always welcome to discuss with us directly if you have concerns about a specific age or situation.
❓ Parents' Common Questions About The Buttocks Compliance Check (Tier 3 and up)
This specific part of the process — the Safeguarding Lead's closer look at the buttocks area during the private pre-session check — is the single thing parents ask us to clarify the most. Here are direct answers to the questions we get asked most often.
Does "adjust a piece" or "move a layer aside" mean the Lead can ask my child to remove or move aside the underwear/thong bottom itself?
At Tiers 1–3, no. That specific wording only ever refers to things like a strap, a robe, or an outer layer worn over the assigned outfit — never the underwear/thong bottom that provides genital coverage, which is required at every Tier below Tier 4, with absolutely no exceptions. At Tier 4 specifically, yes — the Lead's private check can include asking your child to pull a bottom/underwear layer aside, with their own hand immediately taking over to cover the front genital area, the same as the Tier 4 outfit example described above. This is never an uncovered exposure, even briefly, and only ever applies to liaisons aged 16–17 who have separately consented to Tier 4 by name — it is never implied by this wording at Tiers 1–3.
Why does this check happen at all?
Because Tier 3 and Tier 4 outfits don't require buttocks coverage by design (thong/G-string-style bottoms), the Safeguarding Lead needs to confirm nothing beyond that permitted level is actually visible before letting the applicant session begin — for example, making sure nothing has shifted, isn't see-through in a way it shouldn't be, or isn't showing more than the Tier allows. It exists to protect your child from accidental over-exposure, not to add exposure that wouldn't otherwise happen.
Is this done in person, or over webcam?
Always over webcam, the same as every other part of this role. No staff member is ever physically in the same room as your child for this or any other part of the process — there is no in-person contact of any kind, at any point.
Who actually performs this check?
Only your child's assigned Safeguarding Lead — a staff member — ever performs it. It is never the applicant, never another liaison, and never anyone outside our Safeguarding staff.
How close, and for how long?
It's a brief, functional look over the live video call — just long enough to confirm compliance, not a prolonged or repeated request. For the buttocks check specifically, this does include the Lead zooming in on the video call image itself, because that's the only way to actually confirm whether sheer/see-through fabric is adequately concealing the genital area from behind, rather than just checking that the buttocks themselves are within what the Tier permits. This zoom happens live during the check, on the call itself — it is never a captured screenshot, saved photo, or freeze-frame that persists afterward; once the check ends, nothing from it is kept as an image, only the fact that the check happened is logged.
Does the Safeguarding Lead comment on my child's body during this?
No. Safeguarding Leads are trained to treat this strictly as a functional coverage check — confirming compliance, nothing else. They never judge, comment on, or rate any part of your child's body during this check, and a Lead who did so would be committing a serious, reportable violation.
Is this check logged or recorded?
Yes. Like every other part of this role, it's logged in our records for accountability, so there's always a clear record of what happened and when — it is never an off-the-record, unlogged interaction.
Can my child say no, or ask to stop, even mid-check?
Yes, always, for any reason, without needing to explain why — the same as any other part of a session. Saying no to this check simply means that specific session doesn't go ahead; it never affects your child's standing as a Minor Liaison.
Could this specific check be part of a leak?
Because it's staff-only and the applicant is never connected to the call at this point, it isn't exposed to applicant-side recording the way the actual session is. The same record-retention and accountability rules described in the leak-risk section of the
Tiers 1–3 and
Tier 4 consent forms still apply to it, the same as everything else.
Can a parent/guardian be present for this specific check?
This check happens quickly before every individual session as a routine part of Tier compliance, so it isn't practical for a parent to join live each time. If you'd like to discuss how this is handled for your specific child, you're welcome to raise it directly with our Safeguarding team via
contact.php before consenting.
What happens if the Safeguarding Lead sees more than they should during the check — for example, genitals becoming visible by accident?
Genitals are never an intended or requested part of this check at any Tier below 4, and even at Tier 4 the front is required to be hand-covered at all times, never actually shown — so if genitals become visible, it is always accidental (a gap in fabric, a camera angle, movement mid-turn), never something asked for. The Lead's job the instant that happens is to immediately look away/redirect the camera and end that part of the check — they do not linger, zoom in further, comment on it, or continue confirming compliance once it's occurred. It is logged as a safeguarding incident regardless of intent, reviewed by our Safeguarding team, and — because nothing from the check is ever recorded, screenshotted, or saved — there is no image left behind from the moment itself to review, only the written incident log. Depending on what the review finds, this can include additional training or removal of that Lead from checks going forward. Your child is never at fault or blamed in this scenario, and you can request to be told if an incident like this involved your child specifically by contacting our Safeguarding team via
contact.php.