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Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilities as a…
A mother automatically has parental responsibility for her child from…
If you’re not the mother, you can apply to court to get parental…
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.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
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.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.
This toolkit explains Ofsted Parent View. Schools can use it to encourage parents and carers to share their experiences of their child’s school.
Information and resources for leaders, managers and practitioners seeking to improve children’s outcomes by supporting the parental relationship.
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
Training and tools to help practitioners and their managers discuss parental conflict.
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Find out about the grant-funded innovative projects element of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme.
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
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.
Examples to show how some local authorities and their partners have integrated elements of parent conflict provision into mainstream services for families.
A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
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