Child employment, performance licensing and chaperones

Important Notes:

• ‘Employers should be aware that an inspection may be carried out at the child’s proposed place of work prior to the permit being granted’
• ‘It is the employer’s responsibility to keep the Service updated about any changes to the child’s working hours or days’
• ‘Once granted, the permit will be sent to the child’s address’ and the employer'.

Work Permit

A work permit will only be issued subject to satisfactory school attendance. Information provided may be shared with other relevant parties (Data Protection Act 1998).

The Local Authority may, at any time, refuse or revoke a child's work permit if they believe that:

1. The child's health, welfare or education is suffering or likely to suffer as a result of the employment;
2. The child is being unlawfully employed

An employer and any person (other than the child) who employs or knowingly allows a child to be employed in contravention of any Regulations or Local Authority Byelaws are guilty of an offence and liable to prosecution.

Important Information Before Applying for a Chaperone Licence

Please read Chaperone Guidance before proceeding to the application.

Before submitting your application for a chaperone licence, you must first complete the NSPCC Chaperone Training.

How to Book Your Training

You can book your training through the following link: NSPCC Chaperone Training

Required Documents

Once you have completed the training, you will need to upload a copy of your certificate along with the following documents:

• Proof of Identity – Provide Two of the Following:
• Passport
• Birth Certificate
• P60 or P45 (showing your National Insurance number)

Proof of Address – Provide One of the Following:

• Mortgage letter
• Bank statement

Additional Requirement

• A passport-sized photo

Should you not have any of the ID documents listed above, please click here to view the DBS disclosure requirements and identify which document you can provide to verify your ID.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

• You will receive an email from the Education Welfare Specialist in order to set up your DBS check
• We will provide you with a date (these are usually the last Thursday in every month at Dragon Court, Woolsthorpe Close, Nottingham NG8 3BP) to then verify your ID in-person, for your DBS to proceed.
•  Once we've verified your ID, we have no control over when we'll receive a result from the DBS check as there are several different factors affecting how long it can take
• If a trace is found then you'll be invited to an interview to discuss any convictions you have, to see if we deem you are still suitable to work with children or not.

We're currently unable to complete a DBS check through the DBS Update Service. We need to perform our own DBS check. Completing this service should take around 15 minutes

To complete this service you will need.

• Your Address History for the Last 5 Years
• Employer's Details/ Employment History for the Last 5 Years
• Qualifications
• Referees Details
• Payment Details

PLEASE NOTE: This form does not have a save option and will require you to complete the form in one go. This form will timeout after 45 minutes of inactivity.

Apply to Register as a Chaperone

What happens next?

After you submit your application for a Chaperone Licence, we will review it and issue the licence within 21 working days.

THE CHILDREN (PERFORMANCES AND ACTIVITIES) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2014

"The Licensing Authority must not approve a person as a chaperone unless it is satisfied that the person is suitable and competent…" (Regulation 15(4) (a), The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014)

Data Protection Act 1998 - The information collected may be shared with relevant colleagues within Nottingham City Council and other relevant parties in order to establish your suitability. Please visit Nottingham City Council's Privacy Statement for information regarding how your data is protected.