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Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
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.
How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME).
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.
What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can't travel with your children to the UK.
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
What happens if your child cannot go to school for health reasons - responsibilities of the local council and school and how medical needs are handled at school
Form to claim extra benefit or tax credits for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
We are seeking evidence to improve the way children missing education are identified and supported.
We're seeking views on plans to require schools to report when they add or remove a pupil’s name from their pupil admissions register.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Ofsted survey report exploring the effectiveness of arrangements to safeguard children and young people.
This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
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
Information on the number and characteristics of children missing education (CME) in England.
Information on the number of children missing education (CME) in England. Data is presented for both the number of CME at a point in time on the Autumn term 2024 census day, and the number of children who were CME...
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
The Missing Children and Adults strategy focuses on vulnerable people who go missing within England and Wales.
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