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Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Find out how the Prevent programme supports people who are at risk of becoming involved with terrorism through radicalisation.
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
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
Invite expectant fathers for sickle cell and thalassaemia screening when the mother carries an unusual haemoglobin gene.
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
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.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
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
Report on Help and Support for Separated Families - a new initiative to help families to work together during and after separation.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Leaflet for expectant fathers explaining antenatal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia.
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