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Findings from wave 1 of the Children of the 2020s (Cot20s) longitudinal study.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
What local authorities need to do to place a child under 13 in a secure children’s home, and guidance on when it is appropriate to do so.
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 protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
How to confirm a measles diagnosis, manage cases and contacts, control infection, and vaccinate young or partially-covered patients.
Quarterly local authority metrics on outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Services and care available through the NHS for 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.
What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can't travel with your children to the UK.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
A joint statement issued following an event convened by the Home Secretary and the Internet Watch Foundation.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
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