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Child Benefit if your child dies or the claimant dies - report the death, when to make a new claim, arrears
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
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.
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
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Evidence-based frameworks providing structure for local areas to prevent unplanned teenage pregnancies and support young parents and their children.
Duties of the principal accountable person and accountable persons of a high-rise residential building to prepare and update a resident engagement strategy.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Find out how to report any concerns you have about a learner who you think may be susceptible to radicalisation into terrorism.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
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