main content Performance Licences for Children

Any child taking part in a performance, which can include TV or filming, theatre, sporting activity or modelling, needs a performance licence, which will not be issued without a school's permission.

Eligibility

• A licence is always required if the child receives payment for the performance.
• A licence is also required if the performance requires absence from school, even if the assignment is unpaid.
• A licence is not required if the performance is unpaid and no school absence is required and the performance lasts for 4 days or less and the child has not performed within the previous six months.

Details

Unless night work is involved, subject to school approval for any absence required, there is no limit on the number of days on which a child may perform.

• A child’s Head or Class Teacher will judge whether time out of school will hamper their academic progress.
• A licence will not be issued without a school’s permission.
• The child will need to be chaperoned at all times. This may be by the child’s own parent or by a Registered Chaperone hired by the Applicant.

Next Steps

To find out how to obtain a performance licence and what documentation is needed please contact the Child Employment Officer for advice.

Alternatively you can print off the application form, declaration and London Boroughs' Joint Protocol for Issuing Children's Entertainment Licences and return with the necessary documents.

Contact Details

Telephone:  020 8313 4151
Fax:  020 8313 4145
e-mail:  education.welfare@bromley.gov.uk

Address:  Child Employment Officer, Education Welfare Service, London Borough of Bromley, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley, BR1 3UH