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You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Use this form to record an agreement between a child’s parents and a step-parent (who is the spouse or civil partner of a parent) that the step-parent should have parental responsibility for the child.
Use form SC3 if you're an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
Local authority data on penalty notices, parenting orders and parenting contracts (for unauthorised absence).
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
Use this form to apply for a second female parent (referred to as 'other parent') to be given parental responsibility for a child.
Employer guide to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, non-payment form, recover statutory pay
Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping
Information and resources for leaders, managers and practitioners seeking to improve children’s outcomes by supporting the parental relationship.
Apply for citizenship if you have a British overseas territories parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Statistics on the proportion of children affected by parental conflict in families.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded childcare for first time.
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
This page provides country-specific guidance for British people if their child or children have been abducted abroad by a parent.
This toolkit explains Ofsted Parent View. Schools can use it to encourage parents and carers to share their experiences of their child’s school.…
Quarterly statistics on Income Support for lone parents with data on lone parent work-focused interviews and sanctions.
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
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