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Child Protection Services
Information
How to Apply for a Child's Performance Licence
How to Apply for a Licence
A
licence is issued by the area of the LEA in which the child lives (this
may not necessarily be the same Authority as the child's school, nor the
intended place of performance).
The
application should be made on the LEA application form.
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The
applicant completes Part 1
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The
parent/carer of the child named in the application completes Part 2
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The
school completes Part 3 (or a letter from the school would suffice).
The completed
application form must be accompanied by the following documents:
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a copy of the birth certificate of the child (or other satisfactory
evidence of the child's age);
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two identical prints (unmounted) of a photograph of the child taken during
the six months preceding the date of the application;
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a copy of the contract, draft contract or other documents containing
particulars of the agreement regulating to the child's appearance in the
performance or regulating the activity for which the licence is requested;
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if the child is under 14 years of age - a declaration under section 38(1
)(a) or (b) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (the 1963 Act);
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medical certificate if required (see
Medical
Requirements).
The licence will
show the following information: .
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name, address and
date of birth of child;
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photograph of the
child;
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identity of
the licence holder;
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name and
nature of performance;
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part in
performance;
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place of
performance;
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date(s) of
performance;
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performance
start/finish time;
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anticipated
arrival/departure time; . rehearsal date(s);
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date(s)
absent from school (if applicable); . name of Chaperone/tutor; . other LEA area(s);
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any
conditions stipulated by the LEA, these could include for example the
permitted hours, transport arrangements and educational provision;
A licence
will not be issued unless the LEA is satisfied that the
child is fit to take part in a performance, that his/her education will not
suffer and that proper supervisory arrangements have been made to secure the
child's health, comfort and well-being.
Application forms
are available from, and should be returned to:
North
Melissa Harris
Education Social Work Service
3rd Floor
Kings House
King Street
Bedworth
CV12 8LL
East
Warwickshire SENS
Boughton Leigh Junior School Campus
Wetherell Way
Brownsover
Rugby CV21 1 LT
Tel: (01788) 338130
Fax: (01788) 338131
South/Central
Warwickshire SENS
Kingsway Primary School
Baker Avenue
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire CV31 3HB
Tel: (01926) 470970
Fax: (01926) 424084
If you
have any queries or complaints, please contact:-
Brenda
Finn
Child Employment Officer
Warwickshire County Council
Children, Young People and Families
Education Social Work Service
Myton Park
Myton Lane
Warwick
CV34 6PX
Tel (01926) 414888
Fax (01926) 414880
If the child
is not a resident of the UK, application should be made to the LEA in
whose area the applicant resides, or has his place of business.
Source material - Guidance for Licence Holders and Chaperones
- Children in Entertainment May 2004 - © WCC 2004
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