Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 74550
Children: Football
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton and Cheam
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will prohibit the voluntary engagement of children as matchball assistants at grassroots football clubs.
Answer
Georgia GouldThe Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill should not prohibit the voluntary engagement of children as match ball assistants at grassroots football clubs, as it does not change the scope of what is or is not considered employment for the purposes of the Ch...
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