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Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, how long it takes and how much it costs
This study uses longitudinal data from the Young Lives Study in Peru
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
New guidance from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for visits looking at how children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are being prepared for adulthood.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
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.
How to notify the MHRA of your intention to carry out a clinical investigation for medical devices.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Work out if you’re old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
What to do if you are asked to look after your guest's child or children unexpectedly. This could include if your guest needs to leave the country, or travel separately.
What to do if you are concerned for your guests or their children's safety. Includes what to do if you think they are being exploited.
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
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