Work experience placements
About this service
Wiltshire Council's Education department has a duty to regulate, supervise and enforce legislation with respect to all aspects of the employment of children within the county. To enable children to work safely and legally, national laws and Wiltshire Council's byelaws regulate the type of work children can do and the hours they can work.
A child assisting in any trade or occupation carried on for a profit or gain is deemed to be employed even if they receive no payment for their labour. It is important that any child who is employed does so strictly according to the law.
Information for employers
Any person who employs children must notify the local authority, giving their own details and details of the child, a description of the work and evidence of parental approval of the child's employment. You can download an application for the employment of children from the Related forms menu on this page.
As long as the work meets the permitted hours, is not prohibited (WCC Byelaws) and does not detrimentally affect the welfare of the child a permit will be issued to both the employer and the parent/child. The local education authority responsible for the registration is the local authority area in which the employment takes place.
Information for children and parents
The law restricts the kind of paid work that children under the statutory school-leaving age can do in terms of hours and the type of part-time jobs they can undetake. The statutory school-leaving date is the last Friday in June. This date applies to all pupils, irrespective of the date on which they reach their 16th birthday.
There are different working hours allowed for 13/14 year olds and 15/16 year olds. You can find more information on the number of hours a child can work and the prohibited employment of children by using the Related pages menu on this page.
Contact Details
Postal Address: LET
(North & East Wiltshire) Telephone:
01380
735750 Email: childemployment@wiltshire.gov.uk Fax:
01380
721800 Postal Address: LET
(South Wiltshire) Telephone: 01722
743907 Email: childemployment@wiltshire.gov.uk Postal
Address: Area
Business Services (West Wiltshire) Telephone: 01225
773500 Email: childemployment@wiltshire.gov.uk Fax:
01225
773535
c/o Wiltshire Council
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Bath
Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
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Children and Families Branch
Wiltshire Council
Wilton
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The Hollows
Wilton
Salisbury
Wiltshire
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Children and Families Branch
Wiltshire
Council
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
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Last updated: 22 April 2009