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Statistics relating to separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.
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.
The national minimum standards that apply to residential family centres.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Procedures rules and forms not replaced by the Criminal Procedure Rules or the Family Procedure Rules and statutory instruments.
Understanding the processes for commissioning experts and the contribution they make to the family court
More than 27,000 separating families have saved money, protected their children and avoided lengthy, combative courtroom battles, thanks to a £23.6 million government scheme.
The Family Procedure Rules and Practice Directions have been updated to include amendments made to support the single family court.
Controlled work form: for when advising parents or those with parental responsibility for a child under section 31 proceedings.
Family forms including the form to apply for a non-molestation order or an occupation order (Form FL401).
Guidance for legal professionals about family law disputes involving the EU.
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
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