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Bryan Slater Director of Education |
Distribution |
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Headteachers of all Norfolk High Schools |
The attached document is provided for your information:
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INFORMATION |
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Child Employment Guidance |
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Summary of
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Advice on the legislation and restrictions that govern child employment |
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Associated
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Norfolk County Council Bye-Laws on the Employment of Children 1998 (amended 2003) |
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Date |
16th June 2004 |
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Effective from |
16th June 2004 |
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LEA Contact |
Mr Jan Ball |
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01953 456545 |
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E-mail address |
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Norfolk Self
Review reference |
2. How effective is the school in developing pupils’ attitudes, values and personal development? |
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Document reference |
MI 133/04 |
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Child Employment Guidance
The
control of the employment of children of compulsory school age is exercised in
England and Wales under the 1933 Children and Young Persons Act section 18 [as
amended]. Section 18 of the Children and Young Persons Act sets out the basic
restrictions and empowers local authorities to make bye-laws containing further
restrictions and conditions which reflect their own local circumstances. The
responsibility for this statutory duty rests with the Education Authority and
in Norfolk this duty is undertaken by the Child Employment Team who form part
of the Pupil Access and Support Service.
In
discharging this responsibility the team undertake inspections of local
employers who employ children of school age, follow up allegations of illegal
employment of children, visit schools on request to talk to pupils in years 8
and 9 regarding employment. Each year during the schools summer break the
employment team, in conjunction with Education Social Workers, target employers
in an area of the County as part of the teams continual programme of monitoring
for illegal employment of school aged children.
The
following notes are for guidance only. They should not be construed as part of
the County's 1998 Bye-Laws on the employment of children [as amended 2003]
q
No
child may be employed unless they are registered with the local education authority
and hold a valid work permit
q No child under 13 years of age may be employed.
q A child aged 13 may not be employed except in light work in
categories specified by the Bye-law.
q A child aged 14 or over may only be employed in light work.
q "Light work" means work which, on account of the
inherent nature of the tasks which it involves and the particular conditions
under which those tasks are performed is not likely to be harmful to the
safety, health or development of children or to their attendance at school.
q No
child can be employed before 7.00 am or after 7.00 p.m. on any day
q Term
Time: - No child shall be
employed for more than 12 hours in any week in which he / she is required to
attend school - this includes hours worked on a Saturday and / or a
Sunday. Employment on each school day
should be for no more than two hours and such employment shall be
limited to either
One hour between 7.00 am
and the start of school and one hour
between end of school and 7.00 p.m.
or
Two hours between the end of school and 7.00 p.m.
q On
non-school days: - (Saturdays)
children aged 13 or 14 years of age may work a maximum of five hours a day. Children aged 15 or 16 years of age may work a maximum of eight hours a day. Hours worked on Saturdays and/ or Sundays will
be included in the maximum of 12 hours
q During
school holidays: - children aged
13 or 14 years of age may work a maximum of five hours a day and twenty
five hours a week. Children aged 15
or 16 years of age may work a
maximum of eight hours a day and thirty five hours a week
q
Sunday Employment: - On Sundays employment shall be limited to two
hours between 7.00 am - 7.00 pm.
A
work permit can be withdrawn or amended at any time by the LEA.
Further
information or work permit application forms can be obtained from: -
Norfolk Pupil Attendance
Service
Child Employment Team
Southern Education Services
Centre
London Road
Attleborough
NR17 2EZ
Tel: (01953) 456545
E-mail: childemployment@norfolk.gov.uk
Yours
sincerely
Bryan
Slater
Director
of Education