You will need this authority if you intend to employ children for entertainment, exhibition, still photography, door-to-door sales or modelling activities. Specifically, you will need approval to employ a child who is either:
- under 15 years for entertainment and exhibition activities
- under 15 years for photography and film activities
- under 15 years for door-to-door sales activities
- under 16 years for modelling activities
- an infant for any activity.
Employment is defined as providing payment or giving benefit (coupon, voucher, royalty, etc.) to a child or another person in return for services provided by the child.
As an employer, you must provide the parents of employed children with the Office's code of practice and your own organisation's code of conduct.