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Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports

You may need a child performance licence for any child taking part in a public performance, sporting event or modelling assignment

Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16

• Minimum ages children can work

  Part-time work Children can work part-time from the age of 14. In some…

• Paying children and young people

  Children under 16 School-aged children are not entitled to the National…

• Performance licences and supervision for children

  A child may need a licence if they’re under school leaving age and taking…

• Restrictions on child employment

  There are several restrictions on when and where children are allowed to…

• Local council rules for child employment permits

  Most local councils say that businesses intending to employ school-aged…

Government launches ‘Let’s Move!’, a new campaign supported by Sport England, to help keep families active together all year round.

• Updated: 2 November 2025

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Departmental advice for those working with children in certain types of performance or activity in England.

• Updated: 6 February 2015

Rules covering how entertainment and modelling agencies work; charging fees and refunds for for finding work

Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing entertainment for clients