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This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
Support for local authorities applying to become a wave 2 area on the families first for children (FFC) pathfinder programme.
Explore global issues and UK aid with children and young people through our resources and take action for a better world by joining our programmes for young people.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Services and care available through the NHS for children.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
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
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Annual guidance that advises local providers of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) on how to implement it.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, also known as Sarah’s Law, lets those who care for young people find out if a person has a record for child sexual offences.
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.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
What to do if you are concerned for your guests or their children's safety. Includes what to do if you think they are being exploited.
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.
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