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Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
The Month of the Military Child each April celebrates Service children.
Information on childcare for service families within the UK and overseas.
Apply for financial help to pay for university, higher and further education if one of your parents died while serving in the armed forces - who can apply, how much you can get, how to apply, how long it takes
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
UKHSA Chief Executive Professor Dame Jenny Harries visits Manchester and Liverpool to launch campaign as measles cases continue to rise.
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
Services and care available through the NHS for children.
How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Use the online service (CH299) to apply for an extension of Child Benefit if your child's under 18 and has left approved education or training.
Find out how to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare and get a childcare provider account to receive payments from parents using the scheme.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
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
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
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.
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
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
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