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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
Statistics relating to separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
We hear cases where a child who is the subject of legal proceedings must be protected and this protection is not possible under the Children Act 1989. This is called our ‘inherent jurisdiction’. The most common type of case is...
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Bulgaria, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Information for family members of NHS workers and independent health and social care workers who have died as a result of contracting coronavirus (COVID-19).
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
Explainers relating to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
An annual statistical publication presenting the latest results for the family stability indicator.
Management of British armed forces casualties and compassionate cases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Sudbury Prison is a men’s prison near Ashbourne in Derbyshire.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Portugal, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
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