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How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
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
This review outlines leave entitlements, mainly for workers with dependant children. Employment Relations Research Series number 115.
Complete this form when a restricted patient has returned from S17 leave if requested by a Mental Health Casework Section.
Indefinite leave to remain if you've left the armed forces - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
General provisions regarding entry clearance, leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (paragraphs 7 to 39E).
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Scale-up Worker visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Holiday calculator to work out statutory holiday leave in days or hours
Use form SC6 if you're an employee, are adopting a child from abroad and need to claim Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) and Leave.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
Leaving foster or local council care - support from your council, review meetings and financial help
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Apply to stay in the UK without time restrictions ('indefinite leave to remain') after being in the UK for 10 years - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, family members.
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Non-military housing options and advice available to serving personnel who are not seeking or due to leave service
Immigration staff guidance on discretionary leave.
Immigration staff guidance on granting restricted leave.
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