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This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
How youth offending teams (YOTs) can process claims to cover the cost of family visits to relatives in secure children's homes and Oakhill secure training centre.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
You need to attend appointments at an immigration reporting centre if you do not have permission to stay in the UK: you could face penalties if you do not attend an appointment.
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
Information for families, including support for separated families, single parents and children.
Guidance for students, parents and schools to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam.
Information and resources for leaders, managers and practitioners seeking to improve children’s outcomes by supporting the parental relationship.
Thousands of parents on Universal Credit will be supported to increase their chances of getting a job or up their work hours from today (Wednesday 25th October)
The national minimum standards that apply to residential family centres.
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