Apply for a child performance exemption letter
Find out if you when you'll need a child performance exemption letter and start your application.
When you’ll need an exemption letter
You need to apply for an exemption if the performance will not be broadcast on TV, radio or the internet, and if the child will not:
- get paid for the performance
- miss any school
- not perform for more than 4 days within 6 months, including the performance
Before you apply
Read the declaration
1. I confirm that no payment in respect of taking part in the performance(s), other than for offsetting expenses, otherwise a child performance licence will be required.
2. I confirm that all the young people’s parents/carers have confirmed that they are fit and that their health will not suffer by taking part in the performance(s).
3. I confirm that no child of compulsory school age requires any absence from school to take part in the production otherwise a child performance licence will be required.
4. I have obtained, and will have available at the event, a register of the children involved together with a list of emergency contact numbers for each child.
5. I have checked chaperone approval licences and will ensure chaperone licences will be available at the event in case of a local authority inspection.
6. I confirm the performance will not be broadcast on TV, radio or the internet otherwise a child performance licence will be required.
7. I confirm the child will not perform for more than 4 days within a 6 month period otherwise a child performance licence will be required.
Apply for a child exemption licence
Make sure you fill in all parts of the application before you submit it.
Any incomplete or missing paperwork is the responsibility of the applicant or agent. We may decline applications that we receive late or incomplete.
Download the form and email it back to the Children in entertainment and employment licensing team.
Child performance exemption application
After you apply
When a licence is issued it will be sent to the producer who signed the application.
Copies are also sent to the child’s parent or guardian, school and the local authority where the performance is taking place.