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Schedule 1 Statutory conditions about children taking part in collections
(see reg 10)
1 Consent to take part in collections
(1) A child who is under 12 years old must not take part in a collection unless a person with parental responsibility for the child has given written consent to the child taking part in the collection.
(2) A child who is at least 12 years old must not take part in a collection unless—
(a) the child has given his or her written consent to taking part in the collection; and
(b) a person with parental responsibility for the child has given written consent to the child taking part in the collection.
2 Supervision of children under 6 years old
A child under 6 years old who is taking part in a collection must be directly supervised by a person with parental responsibility for the child.
3 Supervision of children 6 years old or older
(1) This clause applies in relation to a child who is 6 years old or older who is taking part in a collection.
(2) The child must be adequately supervised having regard to the age, sex and maturity of the child.
(3) The person supervising the child (the supervisor ) must be an adult.
(4) The supervisor must—
(a) supervise no more than 6 children; and
(b) ensure that each child is accompanied by another child who is at least 6 years old or by an adult; and
(c) be in close proximity to each child being supervised; and
(d) know the whereabouts of each child; and
(e) take all reasonable steps to ensure that each child does not—
(i) enter a private dwelling; or
(ii) solicit or receive money or a benefit from a person in a motor vehicle; and
(f) make contact with each child at intervals of not longer than 30 minutes.
(5) Subclause (4) does not apply if a child is accompanied by an adult while taking part in the collection.
4 Contact by person with parental responsibility
A collection must be carried out in such a way as to give a person with parental responsibility for a child taking part in the collection a reasonable opportunity to contact the child.
5 Hours of participation
(1) A child must not take part in a collection—
(a) before 6 am or sunrise (whichever is later); and
(b) after 7 pm or sunset (whichever is earlier).
(2) This clause does not apply if a child is accompanied by an adult while taking part in the collection.
6 Maximum periods
(1) A child under 12 years old must not take part in a collection for more than 3 hours (including any rest breaks) on any 1 day.
(2) A child who is at least 12 years old—
(a) must not take part in a collection for more than 7 hours (including any rest breaks) on any 1 day; and
(b) must not take part in a collection for more than 3 hours without a rest break of at least 30 minutes.