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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.
Documents relating to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 29 April 2024
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Brunner on 3 May 2024.
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
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
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
A joint statement from the United States and the United Kingdom on combatting child sexual abuse and exploitation.
The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Strategy sets out our whole-system response to all forms of child sexual abuse.
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
Use these letters to get proof of child abuse if you want legal aid to stop a partner seeing your child.
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
This page provides country-specific guidance for British people if their child or children have been abducted abroad by a parent.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
How long you get Child Benefit payments for if you go abroad - for both short periods (holidays etc) and if you go to live abroad
These statistics provide detailed annual estimates of the number of families and children claiming Child Benefit on 31 August of the year of analysis.
Guidance and forms for claiming Child Benefit. Including how to claim, Guardians Allowance, payment dates, repaying overpayments, reporting changes, and complaints.
Use this sample letter to get evidence that your partner abused a child, if you're applying for legal aid.
Give information to the court about an application that involves a child and names you as respondent, including whether you agree or oppose the making of any order.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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