Legal and Licences

As a PTA committee you have a duty of care to ensure that you are operating legally. We know that intepreting and understanding current legal requirements can be very confusing so we have produced a series of Information sheets focussing on the legal aspects of running a PTA.  If you need any further clarification please do not hesitate to contact us or your local regional adviser.    


Charity registration England and Wales
Legally do you need to register as a charity? We explain the legislation (updated September 2009)
Charity registration Northern Ireland
We can guide PTAs in Northern Ireland, through the process (updated September 2009)
Criminal Records Bureau checks and ISA registration (England and Wales)
Interim advice valid until July 2010
Criminal Records Checks - Northern Ireland
For PTAs in Northern Ireland we explain the increasing need for CRCs
Good Practice - data protection
Guidance on the implications of the Data Protection Act, for PTAs (updated October 2009)
Health and safety at PTA events
Health and Safety plays a key part in event organising (updated September 2009)
Licences - film night
Running a film night will require an appropriate licence (updated September 2009)
Licences - an introduction
An overview of the different type of licences you may need for your events (updated September 2009)
Licences - copyright
A quick guide to copyright licensing, for PTA events (updated September 2009)
Licences - events
Understand the licenses required for your PTA events.