We provide the complete commercial debt recovery service; from outsourced early arrears collections through to expert litigation, all handled in-house by a multi-award-winning law firm.

 

Visit our debt recovery website

All owners/operators of licensed premises and their staff should have a basic awareness of child protection issues, including:

  • Preventing alcohol sales to under-18s
  • Explicit and age-restricted entertainment content
  • Being alert to the possibility of child abuse and neglect
  • Being aware of signs that premises are potentially being utilised for child sexual exploitation
  • Knowing who to raise concerns with

For example, hotel staff may have to watch out for guests that take children into their rooms, especially where the children have not been checked in, as there may be abuse or trafficking being committed.

Some businesses, such as casinos, will need to restrict children from the premises entirely. Alternatively, the admission of children might need to be restricted after a specific time in the evening, depending on the nature of activities.

The admittance of children to premises exclusively or primarily used for selling alcohol should only be permitted if they are accompanied by an adult.

Conditions may be added to a premises licence requiring:

  • Adoption of Challenge 21/25
  • Limitations on the hours children may be present
  • Exclusion of children
  • Exclusion of children when specific activities are taking place
  • Staff training to include age verification, indicators of child sexual exploitation, protecting children from exposure to gambling, etc.

Showing 12, 15 or 18-rated films at a licensed premises

Access to age restricted films must be enforced with adequate provision for restricting children from viewing content certified above their ages. Staff should be trained to check ages at the point of sale and prior to a screening.

Entertainment involving child performers

Local bye laws control the rules on employing children on licensed premises. Children taking part in performances will also require permission from the local authority.

Does my business need a child protection policy?

There are occasions when a documented policy setting out measures to protect children from harm should be in place at the premises, particularly if the local authorities have concerns about the premises.

Download our free child protection policy template by filling in the form above.

Loading

Loading
Icon

Scroll to next section

Scroll back to the top

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

For more information on how these cookies work, please refer to our Cookies Policy.

Strictly necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Force24 cookies & tracking

This website utilises Force24’s marketing automation platform. Force24 cookies are first-party cookies and are enabled at the point of cookie acceptance on this website. The cookies are named below:

F24_autoID
F24_personID

They allow us to understand our audience engagement thus allowing better optimisation of marketing activity.