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There have been a couple of articles relating to child perfomers in the news this week: BBC News - Paedophile starred in film 'premiere' with child actors   and BBC News - Rory Kinnear calls for improvements to health and safety on set    

Empowering Young Ambitions: The Benefits of Part-Time Jobs for School-Aged Children | Children's Commissioner for England (childrenscommissioner.gov.uk)

The BBC has undertaken an investigation into the employment of under 18's in the role of drivers for food delivery apps.   The full article can be read here: BBC News Article

NNCE AGM 2023 - Online Only via Teams - 16th November 2023 - 10.00am to 12.30pm This years AGM will once again be online, via Microsoft Teams.  Members will be contacted by mail to book a place via the Events section of the website in the coming da...

Jo Hawes  We are sad to inform you that Jo Hawes passed away yesterday after a short illness. Many of you with have contact with Jo over the years as she was one of the main children co-ordinators for West End shows in London that then toured the U...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. NNCEE have written to Minister Gibb urging him to ensure the legislation for child employment is fit for the 21st Century. We will update you on the response from the DFE.

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. NNCEE have written to the Childrens Commissioner to share our concerns and inform them of our letter to the DfE urging themto ensure the legislation for child employment is...

This guidance was first issued by Ofcom in 2021, however the NNCEE felt it was useful to share with its members.    The guidance can be accessed HERE

The ASA has issued updated guidance on the use of under-16's as brand ambassadors and in peer-to-peer marketing.    You can read the article HERE

This article which was in The Guardian Newspaper yesterday has been shared by Ed Magee, National Chair as a reminder of the need for chaperones on film sets following the experience of a child actor who was on a film set in 1987.    Sarah Polley: ‘...