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The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Children must normally use a child car seat until they’re 12 years old or…
A child aged 3 or older can travel in a back seat without a child car seat…
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or…
Your child will get SEN support at their school or college. Your child may…
An education, health and care (EHC) plan is for children and young people…
Your child will move to an education, health and care (EHC) plan. This…
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, how long it takes and how much it costs
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.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
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 to open a Junior ISA for your child - including managing and adding money to an account.
When an Child Trust Fund or Junior ISA can be transferred and what information you need.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
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