Child Performance Licensing

Those who involve children in performances (professional or amateur), or paid sport or modelling, have a legal obligation to apply for a child performance or activities licence when one is requires. The licensing system is designed to provide a check that suitable and sufficient arrangements have been made to safeguard the child involved.

Forms are needed to exchange information, to clarify the risks to the child and the actions to mitigate them, and to evidence child and parental consent, and local authorities need to have an audit trail for the decisions they make. The most important aspect of the licensing system, however, is the consideration of the child’s well-being and the steps taken to ensure it. The licensing process is a safeguarding measure and should not be viewed only as a paper exercise.

Responsibility for issuing licenses for children in performances lies with the Local Authority. In Wirral this sits with the Attendance Service, who should  be contacted in the first instance when an application is being made: [email protected]

Child Performance Licence Best Practice Guidance

Child performance working hours restrictions

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Child performance application form