Child Employment Permits - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I am wondering if I could get as much of the following information on child employment permits as you have on record:

1. How many total child employment permits have been granted each year since 2013?

2. How many of these were for young people aged under 16 years old?

3. How many of these were for young people aged 16-18 years old?

 

Separately:

4. How many people aged 11-16 years old fall within your Local Authority area?

5. How many people aged 16-18 years old fall within your Local Authority area?

Decision

1.

  • Total employment permits issued 2013: 343
  • Total employment permits issued 2014: 348
  • Total employment permits issued 2015: 351
  • Total employment permits issued 2016: 287
  • Total employment permits issued 2017: 299
  • Total employment permits issued 2018: 300
  • Total employment permits issued 2019: 264

 

2. Child Employment laws apply to young people until the last Friday in June of the school year in which they turn 16. All work permits issued would meet these criteria.

 

3. See answer above.

 

4. Child work permits are issued for employment taking place in Lincolnshire. We do not record
numbers of permits issued based on the Local Authority area where the young person lives.

 

5. See previous answers.

Reference number
FOI1506
Date request received
30 April 2020
Date of decision
26 May 2020