ea13193f__Sport_and_Recreation_Alliance__Consultations
[Date closed] Fri, 03/08/2012 [Key issues] The Department for Education is reviewing child performance legislation. The proposals affect people under school leaving age (ie aged 16 or over on the last Friday in June) performing or playing in front of a paying audience or in a licenced premises. For sport Specific exemptions have been given to sports, especially for those meeting the standards for safeguarding and protecting children in sport: children aged 13 or over will be exempt if they take part in a recognised (Sport England or Olympic) sport whether they are paid or unpaid children aged under 13 are exempt if they are unpaid paid includes commercial or other financial sponsorship and goods as well as wages sports not recognised may be classed as a performance and require a licence. For dance The proposals seem positive for our movement and dance division: organisations with an amateur performance registration are exempt a large event license – reducing the amount of licences needed per production flexibility on hours of work flexibility on times of education hours/days parental declaration replacing the need for medical certification. [Consultations] 
Child performance legislation
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