Is the Duke of Edinburghs Award a licensable activity?
This is determined by who is providing the activity rather than the D of E Award itself. In general terms, if the activity itself comes within scope of the regulations (e.g. Gold Expedition training or assessment), under 18 year olds are taking part and payment is being received by the provider, or on behalf of the provider, then there is a licensable situation. The next important step is working out whether the provider (usually the operating authority) falls under any of the exemption criteria.
