diff --git a/src/backends/backendsCommon/TensorHandle.cpp b/src/backends/backendsCommon/TensorHandle.cpp
index d55fca2..bc221ad 100644
--- a/src/backends/backendsCommon/TensorHandle.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/backendsCommon/TensorHandle.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,30 @@
 
 void ScopedTensorHandle::CopyOutTo(void* memory) const
 {
-    memcpy(memory, GetTensor<void>(), GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes());
+    const void* src = GetTensor<void>();
+    if (src == nullptr)
+    {
+        throw NullPointerException("TensorHandle::CopyOutTo called with a null src pointer");
+    }
+    if (memory == nullptr)
+    {
+        throw NullPointerException("TensorHandle::CopyOutTo called with a null dest pointer");
+    }
+    memcpy(memory, src, GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes());
 }
 
 void ScopedTensorHandle::CopyInFrom(const void* memory)
 {
-    memcpy(GetTensor<void>(), memory, GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes());
+    void* dest = GetTensor<void>();
+    if (dest == nullptr)
+    {
+        throw NullPointerException("TensorHandle::CopyInFrom called with a null dest pointer");
+    }
+    if (memory == nullptr)
+    {
+        throw NullPointerException("TensorHandle::CopyInFrom called with a null src pointer");
+    }
+    memcpy(dest, memory, GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes());
 }
 
 void ScopedTensorHandle::CopyFrom(const ScopedTensorHandle& other)
@@ -118,8 +136,17 @@
 
 void ScopedTensorHandle::CopyFrom(const void* srcMemory, unsigned int numBytes)
 {
-    ARMNN_ASSERT(GetTensor<void>() == nullptr);
-    ARMNN_ASSERT(GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes() == numBytes);
+    if (GetTensor<void>() != nullptr)
+    {
+        throw NullPointerException("TensorHandle::CopyFrom called on an already allocated TensorHandle");
+    }
+    if (GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes() != numBytes)
+    {
+        std::stringstream msg;
+        msg << "TensorHandle:CopyFrom: Number of bytes in the tensor info (" << GetTensorInfo().GetNumBytes() <<
+            ") does not match the number of bytes being copied (" << numBytes << ")";
+        throw armnn::Exception(msg.str());
+    }
 
     if (srcMemory)
     {