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Product recall for Konig Kids baby crib mobile presenting a high risk of strangulation due to the presence of multiple excessively long cords, which have the possibility to tangle.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Product recall for a multicolour caterpillar toy with yellow front and back wheels presenting a high risk of choking and asphyxiation.
What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass
Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time.
Tax credits when you have a baby - what money you can get, how and when to apply for tax credits
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Information on childcare for service families within the UK and overseas.
Child Benefit for 16 to 19 year olds - when payments stop or continue, approved education or training, extensions.
Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
The links between early childhood education and outcomes at age 3 as part of the study of early education and development (SEED).
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
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