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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-performances-and-activities-england-regulations-2014/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2014/3309",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-performances-and-activities-england-regulations-2014",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nParts 2 to 5 of these Regulations set out the requirements in relation to applications made to local authorities in England for, and the conditions that apply to, licences for performances and activities granted under section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (“the 1963 Act”), as well as requirements applicable to performances for which no licence is required by virtue of section 37(3)(a) of the 1963 Act.\nPart 6 of these Regulations sets out requirements in respect of licences granted under section 25 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (“the 1933 Act”) for children performing or taking part in activities abroad for profit.\nRegulation 3 revokes the Children (Performances) Regulations 1968, and a number of sets of amending regulations, in respect of England.\nPart 2 of these Regulations includes information as to documentation requirements relating to all licences, the powers of local authorities to impose conditions on a licence, records that must be retained by the licence holder and requirements in respect of the production of the licence by that person.\nPart 3 of these Regulations sets out general requirements in respect of all licensed performances and activities. These include measures concerning the wellbeing of the child, in particular in relation to their education, supervision and accommodation during the period to which the licence applies.\nPart 4 of these Regulations sets out requirements that apply to licensed performances and to performances for which a licence would be required, but for the exemption under section 37(3)(a) of the 1963 Act. These include restrictions in relation to working hours and breaks.\nPart 5 of these Regulations sets out further restrictions and exceptions to the rules in Part 4, which apply to licensed performances only. These further relate to working hours and breaks and allow local authorities in England and chaperones to exercise discretion in certain circumstances.\nPart 6 of these Regulations sets out the requirements in relation to the content of licences granted under section 25 of the 1933 Act (permitting children to perform or take part in activities abroad for profit), and information that must be provided to the Secretary of State under section 25(8) of that Act, for transmission to the proper consular officer.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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