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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
Surrogacy is legal in the UK, but if you make a surrogacy agreement it…
You must apply for a parental order or adoption if you want to become the…
If your surrogate gives birth abroad, you can only apply for a parental…
You and your partner may be eligible for adoption pay and leave and…
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…
To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…
You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…
You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…
For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…
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
You and your partner may be able to get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and…
To be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared…
You can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay between…
You can only start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay…
You can book up to 3 separate blocks of Shared Parental Leave (SPL)…
To get Shared Parental Leave (SPL) or Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) you must:…
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
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.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
A new government campaign will be launched to support parents as research highlights some are unaware their baby's mental health impacts their early development.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
Submission dates and how the submissions using the EC decision reliance procedure work.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
This document explains the Down’s syndrome screening quality assurance support service (DQASS) and how to use it.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.
Resources and tools to help commissioners, managers and leaders reduce the impact of damaging parental conflict on children.
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