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Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
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
Apply for citizenship if you have a British overseas territories parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.
Examples to show how some local authorities and their partners have integrated elements of parent conflict provision into mainstream services for families.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.
The British Consulate General in Miami maintains and develops relations between the UK and the USA.
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.
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