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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
The Month of the Military Child each April celebrates Service children.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Find out about giving support for a maximum of 2 children and what to do if an exception applies to you.
Form to register a child under 18 as a British overseas territories citizen: form MN2.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge West on 24 April 2024.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Schools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school trip
To support teachers in making early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) judgements.
Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears
Forms for assessing your fitness or suitability to be a children's social care provider. There are separate forms for children's homes.
Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.
Find activities and support from your local authority to help your child with communication, language and literacy skills.
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