Are there any Laws concerning my child in the modelling and entertainments industry?
A YES – Any agency taking your child or teen under the legal school leaving age onto their books should by Law, make sure that you are aware of the Laws concerning the Licensing of those persons under the legal school leaving age. Any genuine agent will know that work undertaken by an Agent with a person under school leaving age which is not licensed is an infringement of the 1976 Employment Business Act concerning Agencies Code of conduct and is also flouting the Law of 1963 Children & Young Persons Act, such unlicensed work is not legal. This black market and illegal trade in young persons exploits children and their parents. This Law was put in place to ensure the health and education of the young person does not suffer, as well as ensuring that the assignment is held within a safe environment for the young person to be working within. For some time the Laws concerning young persons has been flouted for some time by some agencies and also by clients. But it has now been made clear t
