Activities with children

Child protection

  • acting as a foster carer for a child
  • making decisions about a child's care arrangements where a council has facilitated the child's care arrangements
  • having responsibility for the safety and welfare of a child, other than acting as a foster carer for the child
  • having the ability to directly influence decisions about the safety or welfare of a child, other than in the capacity of an elected representative or as the holder of a judicial office

Education and training

  • teaching, instructing or delivering training to children
  • having the ability to directly influence the operational delivery of education services for children, other than in the role of an elected representative or holder of a judicial office
  • giving advice or guidance to children about career development or education
  • holding power or influence over a child for the purpose of:
    • an activity the child is taking part or seeking to take part in, or
    • arranging the future recruitment, training or employment of the child

Childcare

  • being in charge of or caring for children, other than acting as a foster carer

Care, health and accommodation services

  • practising as a registered medical practitioner
  • practising as an anaesthesia associate or physician associate pursuant to registration with the General Medical Council
  • practising as a nurse, midwife or health visitor
  • practising in a profession pursuant to registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
  • practising as a chiropractor pursuant to registration with the General Chiropractic Council
  • practising as a dentist or dental care professional pursuant to registration with the General Dental Council
  • practising as an optometrist or dispensing technician pursuant to registration with the General Optical Council
  • practising as an osteopath pursuant to registration with the General Osteopathic Council
  • practising as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician pursuant to registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
  • being engaged in the provision of a domestic service (including cleaning, preparing food, acting as a caretaker of premises or carrying out maintenance of premises) that is provided for children in an educational establishment, hospital, nursery, day care premises, hospice, hostel, residential care setting or secure accommodation for children
  • carrying out an activity in an educational institution, hospital, nursery, day care premises, hospice, hostel, residential care setting or secure accommodation for children
  • providing a care home service or an independent healthcare service which is provided exclusively or mainly for children
  • being engaged by or on behalf of a child with an illness or disability to provide personal care services
  • providing counselling, therapy advice, guidance or advocacy support in relation to health or wellbeing to children, other than where such counselling, therapy, advice, guidance or advocacy support is provided in prison by a prisoner to another prisoner
  • having the ability to directly influence the operational delivery of medical or care services for children, other than in the role of an elected representative or holder of a judicial office

Leisure activities

  • providing cultural, leisure, social or recreational activities for children

Sports activities

  • coaching children in relation to sports or physical activity

Religious activities

  • providing religious activities or services for children

Miscellaneous

  • driving or escorting children in connection with transport services provided exclusively or mainly for children

  • holding a position of responsibility in an organisation which has as one of its main purposes the provision of benefits for or to children (regardless of whether the organisation has an additional purpose of providing benefits for or to another group)

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