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What to do if you are asked to look after your guest's child or children unexpectedly. This could include if your guest needs to leave the country, or travel separately.
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Product recall for 2 Piece/set Young Toddler Sisters Princess In Childhood Dolls Figure Toys Figure Toy presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product recall for a HAHAone Wooden Toys for 1 2 3 Year Old Boys and Girls, baby Montessori Toddler Fine Motor Skill Toy Shape Size Sorting Puzzle Preschool Developmental Toys presenting a high risk of choking.
Guidance and support on coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wales.
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services.
Product recall for a LUKAT Baby Toys for 3 4 5 Year Old Boys & Girls, 4 in 1 Activity Cube Toddler Multifunctional Play Center with Ramp Track Musical Educational Toys presenting a high risk of choking.
Information and guidance on group A streptococcal infections.
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
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Tell the local authority if you're worried that a child is being neglected or abused - call 999 if they’re in immediate danger
This guide is to help you and your business understand issues around data protection and privacy. It is intended for organisations that provide online services likely to be accessed by children.
Includes giving birth, fostering, adopting, benefits for children, childcare and schools
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness about potential hazards to adults and children associated with toys and electrical products.
Find out who can get a free rapid lateral flow test, how to use the test and what your test result means.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
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