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Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Child Benefit for 16 to 19 year olds - when payments stop or continue, approved education or training, extensions.
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.
You may have to pay the High Income Child Benefit Charge if you or your…
To pay the tax charge, you must: register for Self Assessment fill in a…
To opt out of Child Benefit payments, you can either: fill in an online…
You can restart your Child Benefit payments if: you’ve previously opted…
Your income changes You will not have to pay the tax charge if your or…
An analysis of children’s homes that provide short breaks, usually for disabled children.
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
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
Apply through your local council for short-term ('respite') care for your sick or disabled child to enable you to have a break from caring
This document reports on a cross-sectional sample of families with a disabled child using short breaks in England.
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
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.
Research looking at the effect of short break provision for disabled children and their parents, carers and siblings.
Child Benefit payments if your child goes into hospital or care - when payments stop, reporting the change
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
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
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.
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