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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
This guide is to help you and your business understand issues around data protection and privacy. It is intended for organisations that provide online services likely to be accessed by children.
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
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
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
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
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
Resources for individuals and organisations to download to support buying toys safely this Christmas.
How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Use the online service to tell the Child Benefit Office about changes to your child's circumstances.
A joint statement from the United States and the United Kingdom on combatting child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Child Benefit payments if your child goes into hospital or care - when payments stop, reporting the change
Resources to support the commissioning and provision of child vision screening.
We are an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. We want national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel works with the Department for Education...
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.
Why children are sent to custody, what it's like, visiting, advice and support
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
Form to claim extra benefit or tax credits for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
Annual guidance that advises local providers of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) on how to implement it.
Statistics to support improvements in decision making when planning services for pregnant women, children, young people and families.
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