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On the 17th December 2024 The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was first heard in Parliament which included some proposed changes to the Child Employment Legislation.   The legislation will apply to England at first with changes being made to...

Our National Chair, Ed Magee, recently spoke to the BBC re concerns in relation to young performers and the issues they face when they are out of Child Performance Licensing age: Should there be a ban on teenage popstars? - BBC Culture

The NNCEE National Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the event in Nuneaton yesterday and we hope you all got back safely to your various parts of the UK.    As a quick reminder if anyone did take any photos at the event please can...

The NNCEE has today launched the NEW VERSION of A Guide to Child Performance Licensing.   This versions replaces all previous versions and can be downloaded below, and in all related pages across our website.    An email has been sent out to all...

UK Film & TV Working Class Representation Has Hit A Decade Low (deadline.com)   German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors | Cannes 2024 | The Guardian

Quiet on Set – the dark side of TV  links to this article Drake Bell to talk about childhood sexual assault at Nickelodeon (1news.co.nz)   There are 4 parts to the programme and its available on Discovery Plus streaming service from Monday in the U...

It’s that time of year again, Child Employment Awareness Month. It is an opportunity for Local Authorities to prioritise child employment in your areas over the month of April or May. Please view all the resources that are available on the NNCEE we...

See below for some articles in the news this week in relation to child performers/child employment:   Cam's childhood was turned into social media content. She's now fighting for rights she never had | SBS Dateline   Drake Bell to talk about chil...

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)