Definitions in relation to contact with children 5 3 (1) In paragraph 1(2)(b)— “contact with children”— (a) means, in relation to an activity, contact that is more than incidental to the carrying out of the activity, and (b) includes physical contact with children, written or verbal 10 communication with children, and making decisions that affect children, “unsupervised contact with children” means contact with children in the absence of— (a) a responsible person, 15 (b) a person carrying out an activity mentioned in paragraph 4, 8 or 12 of Part 2 of this schedule, or (c) an individual who, in relation to a child, has agreed to supervise the contact under arrangements made by the child’s parent or guardian or any person aged 18 or over with whom the child 20 lives in the course of a family or personal relationship, “responsible person” means, in relation to a child, any of the following persons— (a) the child’s parent or guardian, (b) any person aged 18 or over with whom the child lives, 25 (c) the person in charge of any of the following establishments in which the child is accommodated, is a patient or receives education (and any person acting on behalf of such a person)— (i) secure accommodation for children, (ii) a hospital which is used exclusively or mainly for the 30 reception and treatment of children, (iii) an educational institution, (iv) a hostel, (v...