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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, also known as Sarah’s Law, lets those who care for young people find out if a person has a record for child sexual offences.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
Applications for the 2024 programme have now closed.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to establish a safe environment for children to positively interact with each other.
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
KiD defines how we conduct, govern and control our defence acquisition process and is the primary bearer of all policy and guidance governing defence’s project delivery and commercial functions.
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
Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
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