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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Annual statistics on the numbers of children living in households where a parent or guardian claimed out-of-work benefits in May each year.
High Income Child Benefit Charge - check if you're affected, how and when to pay this tax charge, opt out and restart Child Benefit payments.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Find out if you qualify for Children's Television Tax Relief for Corporation Tax and what you can claim.
These statistics provide detailed annual estimates of the number of families and children claiming Child Benefit on 31 August of the year of analysis.
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services.
How and when to report changes that affect your Child Benefit payments, such as earnings going above £60,000. How to update a change of address or bank details.
Information that local authority children's services need to follow or may find useful, including areas where rules or processes have changed.
Advice for local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.
Annual statistics on children and family social workers including agency children and family social workers in England.
DCSF is now the Department for Education
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903).
Guidance and forms for claiming Child Benefit. Including how to claim, Guardians Allowance, payment dates, repaying overpayments, reporting changes, and complaints.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Statistics to support improvements in decision making when planning services for pregnant women, children, young people and families.
The Ministry of Defence cadet forces provide a challenging and stimulating contemporary cadet experience that develops and inspires young people within a safe environment.
Find out how to register as a children's social care service in England, as well as what you need to update Ofsted about and how to do so.
Find out about giving support for a maximum of 2 children and what to do if an exception applies to you.
Child Tax Credits if you're responsible for one child or more - how much you get, eligibility, claim tax credits
Statistics on child deaths which child death overview panels have reviewed.
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