Furlough for under 18s?

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My son has been told this morning that all child work permits are revoked in our local council.
This obviously means he can no longer work but his employer has just sent him home and told him he is not able to be furloughed.

I can find no advice on this on the GOV.uk site so wondered if anyone here had any information ?

He could go back to work in June as then he would no longer need the child permit but it seems unfair to have this taken away from him along with everything else.

I do know it is not the end of the world and there are bigger things to worry about just now but for him it matters.