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Child chaperone licence

Find out how to apply for a child chaperone licence or renew your licence.

You need a licence to chaperone children who work in entertainment and performance.

How to apply

To become a chaperone you need to:

  • apply online

  • have an interview and safeguarding training

  • have a DBS check, which we will carry out

  • give us two references

  • have a children’s social care check

You'll need:

  • your past employment details

  • an electronic passport-size photo of yourself.

You also need to upload a scanned copy of a signed declaration for this application.

Interview and training

After you apply, we will invite you to an interview and to do an online child protection training course. There is a fee for the course.

After you apply

After we have done your background checks, we will issue you with a chaperone licence.

You should carry your licence while you are chaperoning, unless you are chaperoning your own children.

If we don't hear from you within 28 days, we'll close your application.

Renew your licence

Parent chaperones

You do not need a licence to chaperone your own children. 

Get in touch

Attendance, Inclusion and Participation Service (child employment)

Second Floor, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London, SE6 4RU
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