# The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 4: Welfare of the children being cared for


The later years provider ensures, so far as is reasonably practicable, that no person smokes tobacco, or consumes or is under the influence of alcohol or drugs (including medication that may have an adverse effect on the person’s ability to care for children)—
(a) on the relevant premises while the later years provision is being provided, or
(b) in the presence of a child for whom later years provision is being provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/975/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-general-childcare-register-regulations-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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