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What happens if your child cannot go to school for health reasons - responsibilities of the local council and school and how medical needs are handled at school
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
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who…
There are 2 Child Benefit rates. Who the allowance is for Rate (weekly)…
Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. You normally qualify…
You can claim Child Benefit 48 hours after you’ve registered the birth of…
You must report any change of circumstances to the Child Benefit Office.…
Contact the Child Benefit Office if you have any questions. If you…
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 Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
This page outlines how guests can regularise their child’s immigration status in the UK through the Ukraine Extension Scheme.
How children's savings accounts are taxed, and the £100 limit on savings given by parents
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees, voluntary organisations
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.
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.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
How to apply to the Children’s Funeral Fund for help paying for a funeral for a child under 18
Use this form to ask the court to order someone to give information about where a child is or who a child is with.
Your responsibilities as litigation friend of a child with money in a Court Funds Office account - update details, statements, tax vouchers, payments
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
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