Editing Child actor (section)

===United Kingdom===
In the United Kingdom, a child actor is defined as an actor under [[school leaving age]].<ref name="Performance license">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/child-employment/performance-licences-for-children|title=Child employment|work=GOV.UK|year=2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> Before a child can work, they require a performance license from their [[Local Education Authority]] as well as a licensed chaperone; unless a parent/guardian is also a licenced chaperone, they can only chaperone their own child,{{Clarify|date=January 2025}} and a chaperone's duties include acting ''[[in loco parentis]]'' and recording arrivals and departure time from the work place, the time a child is working, their breaks, and the amount of tutoring.<ref name="Performance license"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukchaperoneservice.co.uk/information/become-a-chaperone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820212159/http://www.ukchaperoneservice.co.uk/information/become-a-chaperone|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 20, 2015|title=Become a chaperone|work=UK Chaperone Service|year=2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>  A child requires minimum of three hours of tutoring daily and a lesson must be a minimum of 30 minutes to count towards the total and with regards to 18 and 19-year-old in further education, considerations are made in regards to their studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/policiesandguidelines/childprotection/pdf/licensing_guide.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/policiesandguidelines/childprotection/pdf/licensing_guide.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=BBC In-House Guidance for the Licensing of Children in Productions|work=BBC|date=April 2015|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>

There are regulations and guidance to safeguard all actors under the age of 20; [[Ofcom]] guidance states a child or young person's health and safety, well-being and welfare are paramount in television production and factors such as their age, maturity and life experiences can affect their performance.<ref name="OFCOM guide">{{cite web|url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2015/protecting-children-in-programmes|title=Ofcom updates guidance on protecting children in programmes|work=OFCOM|date=30 March 2015|access-date=29 August 2019|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829185338/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2015/protecting-children-in-programmes|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ofcom also advises that broadcasters undertake risk assessments, consider seeking expert advice and follow best practices.<ref name="OFCOM guide"/>