Licensing for work during school holidays

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FredaBloggs
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Licensing for work during school holidays

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Can anyone advise whether a permission letter from school is still required to licence work on dates that fall entirely within school holidays?

(Possibly a daft question but it's a situation that's never arisen before with DS so I have no idea!)
islandofsodor
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No, it's only required if time off school is needed.
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Thanks, islandofsodor, that's very helpful.
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But I suggest you contact your licensing authority- sometimes you don't need a license at all - other times you do- but you don't need the school letter.
I'm swanning around trying to get the hang of all this! Thanks for your help!
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Thanks, swanny. He would definitely need a licence as the criteria for exemption don't fit, but it's good to know I wouldn't need to chase a letter. All hypothetical anyway unless DS gets the nod, just trying to be prepared :).
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The licence form should have a section asking how many half days or full days off school are required - question 12 if the standard form is used. (We once confused a panto company as dd attended a school who broke up for Christmas a whole week earlier than the other schools in the area).
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