Permits for child employment and child employment bye-laws

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Dear Ceredigion Council,
Can you please provide me with the following information:
Has Ceredigion Council made bye-laws on the employment of children under the age of 16?
If so have those bye-laws been submitted to the National Assembly for confirmation?
If so have they been confirmed, and when?
Does Ceredigion Council provide information on UK law, their own bye-laws and other legislation pertaining to the employment in Ceredigion of children under the age of 16?
Does Ceredigion Council publish information on UK law, their own bye-laws and other legislation pertaining to the employment in Ceredigion of children under the age of 16?
If so, what information is published, where is it published and when was it last updated?
Does Ceredigion council provide advice to employers, parents, and children on the employment of children under the age of 16?
Do employers in Ceredigion need to apply for permits to employ children under the age of 16?
If so what is the procedure for applying for permits?
What does the permit cover?
How many child employment permits have been requested in total by employers in Ceredigion between 1st July 2015 and 30th July 2018?
Can you provide a month by month breakdown of these figures?
Can you provide a breakdown of permit requests in terms of individual employers?
Have there been any contraventions of the permits issued or have you received reports of any employers abusing the authority of the permits issued?
Have any cases of illegal child employment been brought to the attention of Ceredigion Council during the last 5 years, and if so what was the action that was taken by the council?

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

D.Tucker

Ceredigion CE Freedom Of Information, Ceredigion County Council

Diolch am eich neges e-bost a fydd yn cael sylw gan y swyddog cyswllt
priodol maes o law.

 

Thank you for your e-mail communication which will receive attention from
the appropriate link officer

 

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Ymwadiad:

Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.

Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.

O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.

Disclaimer:

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information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
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Ceredigion CE Freedom Of Information, Ceredigion County Council

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Dear D. Tucker,

 

Many thanks for your e-mail dated 7^th August 2018.

 

The content of your e-mail forms a request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and Ceredigion County Council has a timeframe of 20
working days in which to respond, which is on or before 5^th September
2018.

 

We will therefore be in further contact with you.

 

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

 

Tîm Cwynion a Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

Complaints & Freedom of Information Team 

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Canolfan Rheidol
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UE

 

01545 574151

 

Cwynion / Complaints

[1][email address].cymru  / [2][email address]

 

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information

[3][email address].cymru  /  [4][Ceredigion County Council request email]

 

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Ymwadiad:

Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.

Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.

O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.

Disclaimer:

While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.

The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.

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Ceredigion CE Freedom Of Information, Ceredigion County Council

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Dear D. Tucker,

 

Many thanks for your Freedom of Information request dated 7^th August
2018.

 

The information you have requested is as follows:

 

Please note that we are still awaiting information from the relevant
service on Ceredigion bye-laws as the staff member responsible for this
work has left.  Please accept our sincere apologies that there will be a
delay in providing you with this information.

 

Has Ceredigion Council made bye-laws on the employment of children under
the age of 16? –

Yes

 

If so have those bye-laws been submitted to the National Assembly for
confirmation? –

Not known at present as this work would have been completed by a previous
member of staff.

 

If so have they been confirmed, and when?

 

Does Ceredigion Council provide information on UK law, their own bye-laws
and other legislation pertaining to the employment in Ceredigion of
children under the age of 16?

We have information regarding child employment hours.

There is a link to child employment on the business section of the
Ceredigion County Council website -
[1]https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/business/ .

With regards to bye-laws, enquiries are still being made.

 

If so, what information is published, where is it published and when was
it last updated?

 

 

Does Ceredigion council provide advice to employers, parents, and children
on the employment of children under the age of 16?

Links appropriate person to discuss with is on Ceredigion County Council
website

 

Do employers in Ceredigion need to apply for permits to employ children
under the age of 16?

Yes

 

If so what is the procedure for applying for permits? 

[2]https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/business/c... .  I have
attached the permit, employment application, hours and risk assessment.

 

What does the permit cover?

please see child employment hours and permit attached.

 

How many child employment permits have been requested in total by
employers in Ceredigion between 1st July 2015 and 30th July 2018?

due to change in staffing we only have data for the following dates July
2017 – present

9 requests have been received during this period

 

Can you provide a month by month breakdown of these figures?

We do not have full data as this role was completed by another member of
staff who has left. 

 

Can you provide a breakdown of permit requests in terms of individual
employers?

we cannot release details regarding individual employers due to
confidentiality

 

Have there been any contraventions of the permits issued or have you
received reports of any employers abusing the authority of the permits
issued?

We do not have full data as this role was completed by another member of
staff who has left. 

 

Have any cases of illegal child employment been brought to the attention
of Ceredigion Council during the last 5 years, and if so what was the
action that was taken by the council?

We do not have full data as this role was completed by another member of
staff who has left. 

 

I hope that this information will be of assistance but if you have any
complaints in relation to this FOI response the Council does operate an
internal appeals procedure. If you wish to utilise this procedure then
please write to, Mr Alun Williams, Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council,
Neuadd Cyngor Ceredigion, Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA46 OPA or via
email through [3][Ceredigion County Council request email]

 

Please note we will be in touch in due course with information on the
bye-laws in Ceredigion.

 

Should you have any queries relating to the above, please do not hesitate
to contact the team.

 

Kind regards.

 

Yours sincerely,

FOI Team

 

Tîm Cwynion a Rhyddid Gwybodaeth

Complaints & Freedom of Information Team 

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council

Canolfan Rheidol
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UE

 

01545 574151

 

Cwynion / Complaints

[4][email address].cymru  / [5][email address]

 

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information

[6][email address].cymru  /  [7][Ceredigion County Council request email]

 

[8]www.ceredigion.gov.uk

 

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Ymwadiad:

Er y cymerir pob gofal posib i sicrhau cywirdeb unrhyw wybodaeth a chyngor
a roddir yn yr ohebiaeth hon, ni dderbynnir atebolrwydd am unrhyw
golledion a all godi o unrhyw gamgymeriadau sy'n gynwysedig ac fe'ch
atgoffir o'r angen i chi ofyn am gyngor proffesiynol eich hun.

Bwriedir y neges ebost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau iddi, at sylw'r person(au)
y'i danfonwyd atynt yn unig. Os nad chi yw'r derbynnydd y cyfeiriwyd y
neges hon ato ef neu hi, neu'r person sydd gyfrifol am drosglwyddo'r neges
hon iddo ef neu hi, mi ddylech hysbysu'r anfonwr ar eich union. Oni bai
mai chi yw'r person neu gynrychiolydd y person y cyfeiriwyd y neges hon at
ef neu hi nid ydych wedi eich awdurdodi i, ac ni ddylech chi, ddarllen,
copio, dosbarthu, defnyddio na chadw'r neges hon nac unrhyw gyfran ohoni.

O dan y Ddeddf Amddiffyn Data 1998 a Deddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000 gellir
datgelu cynnwys y negest ebost hon.

Disclaimer:

While reasonable care is taken to ensure the correctness of any
information and advice given in this correspondence no liability is
accepted for losses arising from any errors contained in it and you are
reminded of the need to obtain your own professional advice.

The information in this email and any attachments is intended solely for
the attention and use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the
intended recipient, or person responsible for delivering this information
to the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Unless
you are the intended recipient or his/her representative you are not
authorised to, and must not, read, copy, distribute, use or retain this
message or any part of it.

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000
the contents of this email may be disclosed.

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4. mailto:[email address].cymru
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address].cymru
7. mailto:[Ceredigion County Council request email]
8. http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/
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11. http://www.facebook.com/CSCeredigion
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