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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
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
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
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
FCDO travel advice for Sudan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How to claim Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave: what you can get, check if you're eligible and how to claim it.
Three pieces of research to understand the barriers to progression faced by women in the workplace and what works for employers to overcome them.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
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.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
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