Children's work permit
Employers must apply for a permit for school-aged children (13 to 16 years old) to undertake part time work for them in Hillingdon. They are no longer legally classed as a school-aged child from the last Friday in June in the academic year in which they reach 16.
What you need to know
If you are an employer it is your responsibility to notify us that you have employed a school age child. If we are satisfied with the arrangements a work permit will be issued.
Failure to do so could result in legal proceedings.
The government has issued guidance on the restrictions on child employment
Children can work in the following settings:
- agricultural or horticultural work
- delivery of newspapers, journals and other printed materials
- shop work including shelf stacking
- hairdressing salon work
- car washing by hand in a private residential area
- work in a café or restaurant
- domestic work in hotels and other establishments offering accommodation
- work in a riding stables (a child under 16 cannot supervise riding or be left in charge of the stables)
Children cannot work in the following settings:
- work in a pub
- work in a betting shop
- personal care in a residential or nursing home
- work in a fairground or arcade
- milk delivery
- any other occupation that may be harmful to the child's health, well being or education
Both employers and parents are responsible for ensuring that each child:
- does not exceed the permitted number of working hours
- is in a good state of health for the work they are undertaking
- is dressed appropriately to undertake the work they are permitted to do
- undertakes only the tasks as stated in their work permit
Download and complete the
children's work permit application form (PDF)
[131KB]. Then email it to applicationsadmin@hillingdon.gov.uk