Is it legal for 16 year old to work til 11 pm?

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I have tried looking at government website but I remain unclear.
Could anyone tell me what hours a 16 year old (Year 11, so still very much at school) is allowed to work during term time. This would be in hospitality/restaurant/hotel. This is in England.
Can they do a shift of 5-11 pm on a Friday and Saturday night?
It seems really late to me. DS's friend is doing this and DS is looking to work in the same place.

My DD worked in a restaurant at 16 and it was often midnight before she finished. Seemed fine to me.

Dd worked at mcds at 16. 10pm was the latest she worked and 8am earliest. She never worked more than 4 hours and only 3 shifts a week mostly weekend. She was gutted when she turned 18.

This is how I feel too.
He's not got the "job" yet, I shall see how it pans out.

I am pretty sure an employer needs a permit from the council to employ someone Y11 and below. The working hours are quite strict especially during the week.

I don’t know but I def did this as a 16 year old (mid 90s), worked at McDonald’s and shifts often officially finished at 11.

What outcome are you looking for? The company obviously want / need them to work those hours, so a very likely outcome of saying that they can’t / won’t is that they will thank them for their time, let them go, and recruit someone else to the position.

This point is true for sure.
What I wanted to know was - is it legal to employ a 16 year old (of school age) to work these kinds of hours?
It seems that it is not.
Ideally I would like company to do correct risk assessments, have correct insurance and give anyone affected daytime shifts. I am not expecting this to happen!