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Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Statistics on child maintenance arrangements made after speaking to the Child Maintenance (CM) Options service.
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
A Child Trust Fund is a long-term tax-free savings account for children…
Contact your Child Trust Fund provider directly if you know who the…
If you’re the main contact for the Child Trust Fund account you’re called…
Anyone can pay money into a Child Trust Fund account. The Child Trust Fund…
On your child’s 18th birthday, the Child Trust Fund matures. This means…
Some children looked after by local authorities have a Child Trust Fund…
If your child is terminally ill you can take money out of their Child…
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
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.
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
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees, voluntary organisations
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
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
Information about Universal Credit for families with more than 2 children.
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.
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Plans to make it easier and less traumatic for victims of child sexual abuse to bring historic claims through the civil courts have been unveiled by the government today (15 May 2024).
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.
Find out about giving support for a maximum of 2 children and what to do if an exception applies to you.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
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.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
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