Au Pair Placement Bill 2016

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would create a regulated framework for au pair arrangements, which would involve living with a host family for up to one year and doing no more than 30 hours of light household work each week in return for accommodation, hospitality and pocket money. It would establish an Au Pair Accreditation Council to approve and monitor agencies, require written contracts to be registered, and provide a process for handling disputes and complaints. Ministerial regulations could set further rights and responsibilities for au pairs, host families and agencies.

Formal long title

for the purposes of the better protection of rights of young people on cultural and education exchange programmes with no more than 30 hours light domestic help per week in exchange for hospitality, lodging and pocket money, to be known as 'Au Pair Placements'; to set up a new Au Pair Accreditation Council tasked with the protection of these rights and the oversight and registration of Au Pair Placements; to give the relevant Minister powers to make regulations defining the rights and responsibilities of those participating in Au Pair exchanges, accredited agencies and the Au Pair Accreditation Council

Last updated 17 April 2018