Apply for a chaperone licence
Licence types
There are 2 types of chaperone licence:
- voluntary
- professional.
With a professional licence you can do paid and voluntary work. With a voluntary licence you can only do voluntary chaperone work.
Licence fees
A professional licence costs £60 including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
A voluntary licence is free, including DBS checks.
Before you start the form
You need to apply for a licence at least 3 months before you need it to allow time for the checks.
You will need to provide the following:
- name of production company or school
- a passport style photo
- health conditions that could impact your ability to be a chaperone
- details of 2 referees, one should be your current or most recent employer
- if you’re applying for a professional licence, your payment details.
You should only use this form if you pay Council Tax to Medway Council.