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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge West on 24 April 2024.
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Report on the experiences of children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) in early years settings.
What to do if you are asked to look after your guest's child or children unexpectedly. This could include if your guest needs to leave the country, or travel separately.
Resources to support the commissioning and provision of child vision screening.
Form to register a child under 18 as a British overseas territories citizen: form MN2.
Your local council may have details of organisations in your community that can give families and young people help and support
Form to register a child under 18 as a British Overseas citizen: form MN3.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees, voluntary organisations
Use the online service (CH459) to tell the Child Benefit Office that your child aged 16 or over has left approved education or training.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
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
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
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