PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(2 September 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will prohibit the voluntary engagement of children as matchball assistants at grassroots football clubs.
Asked by:
Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill should not prohibit the voluntary engagement of children as match ball assistants at grassroots football clubs, as it does not change the scope of what is or is not considered employment for the purposes of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
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