Notification of employment and employment permits
8. Within one week of employing a child, the employer must send to the local authority written notification of the following:
a) his/her own name and address;
b) the name, address and date of birth of the child
c) the hours and days on which the child is to be employed, the occupation in which the child is to be employed, details of the task involved and, if different from (a) above, the place of employment
d) a statement of the child's fitness to work, and of approval for the child to be employed, completed by the child's parent
e) details of the school at which the child is a registered pupil
f) a statement to the effect that an appropriate risk assessment has been carried out by the employer
9. Where, on receipt of a notification, the local authority is satisfied that:
a) the proposed employment is lawful
b) the child's health, safety, welfare or ability to take full advantage of his/her education would not be jeopardised
c) the child is fit to undertake the work for which he/she is to be employed, it will issue the child with an employment permit
10. Before issuing an employment permit the local authority may require a child to have a medical examination.
11. The employment permit will state:
a) the name, address and date of birth of the child
b) the hours and days on which the child is to be employed, the occupation in which the child is to be employed, details of the task involved and the place of employment
12. A child may be employed only in accordance with the details shown on his/her employment permit.
13. The local authority may amend a child's employment permit from time to time on the application of an employer.
14. The local authority may at any time revoke a child's employment permit if it has reasonable grounds to believe:
a) that the child is being unlawfully employed
b) that his/her health, safety, welfare or ability to take advantage of his/her education are suffering or likely to suffer as a result of the employment
15. A child must produce his/her employment permit for inspection when required to do so by an authorised officer of the local authority or a police officer.