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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 28 January 2026
Debate
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillContribution
Child performers being added to the register will mean that, when a child is educated under a performance licence, any provision of education must be noted on the application; the statutory timeframe for this is 21 days in advance. However, at this point, the education provisions for child performers may not be possible to confirm. It is unworkable to state the exact tutor who will be undertaking a duty on a specific day in advance, with 350 children filming during a six-month period; that is what could happen on the new “Harry Potter” television series.
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