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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
How local authorities should collect and submit admission appeals data from all community and voluntary-controlled schools in their area.
Guidance for NHS regarding disclosure to individuals holding either a Lasting Power of Attorney or a deputyship.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen or person of Northern Ireland.
Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in Germany.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
A new government campaign will be launched to support parents as research highlights some are unaware their baby's mental health impacts their early development.
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate to legally change your gender.
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
Information that academies – including any educational setting with academy arrangements – and further education (FE) colleges must or should publish on their website.
Introducing the new pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
What to do if you go into a care home and you get benefits
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
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