Child Employment and Performance Licences

The child employment officer is responsible for:

• issuing work permits for children who have part-time jobs
• issuing performance licences for children to take part in entertainment
• approving chaperones to look after children in entertainment

The child employment officer covers the whole of the Wokingham Borough.

Wokingham prides itself with a thriving and growing performing community. The child employment officer works to support young people, parents and event organisers in the regulations to ensure that all performances meet the guidelines and standards, and safeguard all involved.   

Child Employment Officer

The child employment officer is responsible for ensuring child employment and child performance licences are appropriately monitored and issued according to the regulations and statutory guidance. 

Premises can be inspected by the child employment officer where children are employed or where they are performing. This can be undertaken without notice. A report is always issued following an inspection.

Issuing of chaperone licences is also undertaken by the child employment officer.