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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Research about the effects on families receiving support through the adoption support fund.
Adoption and children's care services provided by every local authority in England between 2012 and 2014.
Intercountry adoption and the 1993 Hague Convention. (A21)
Calculate an employee’s maternity pay (SMP), paternity or adoption pay, relevant period and average weekly earnings
Immigration staff guidance on nationality applications and claims to British citizenship based on adoption.
For inspection from 1 April 2018. The letter of notice and form to complete (Annex A) for voluntary adoption agency inspections.
Findings from interviews with local authorities, regional adoption agencies and providers who offered support using the adoption support fund.
Adoption in Vietnam for British nationals
Data showing the amount of time local authorities take to place children in need of adoption with a family.
Use form SAP1 if you're an employer and need to tell an employee why they aren't entitled to receive Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP).
Use the online form (previously form SC4) if you’re adopting a child and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave.
Form A62: Application for a direction under section 88(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
A summary for caseworkers and line managers of what attending an IRM review panel is like, including the documents you’ll need to submit.
A list of countries where special restrictions are in place.
Form A51: Application for variation of a placement order (Section 23 Adoption and Children Act 2002).
Study into the inter-agency fee and the adoption opportunities for children who are harder to place in families.
Information about exception requests to adopt children from countries with special restrictions.
Child Trust Fund (CTF) and Junior Individual Savings Account (ISA) information for carers and adoptive parents of children.
This document covers what happens at the General Register Office once an adoption order is received.
This is a consultation on proposals for revisions to the inspection of voluntary adoption agencies.
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