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Information and guidance on group A streptococcal infections.
Product recall for Kids Fishing Game - Set of 7, Magnetic Wooden Toy Pretend Play Rod Toy Handmade Toddler Gift Wooden Fishing Toy presenting a high risk of choking and injuries.
Product recall for musical guitar toy presenting a serious risk of choking, strangulation, and suffocation.
Statistics on children under local authority care at national and local authority level.
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.
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
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
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
OPSS is leading a fresh campaign to raise awareness about potential hazards to adults and children associated with toys and electrical products.
Product Safety Report for Baby Swaddle Blanket Sleep Bag presenting a serious risk of suffocation, overheating and death.
This guide is to help you and your business understand issues around data protection and privacy. It is intended for organisations that provide online services likely to be accessed by children.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Tell the local authority if you're worried that a child is being neglected or abused - call 999 if they’re in immediate danger
Find out who can get a free rapid lateral flow test, how to use the test and what your test result means.
Product Recall for Magnetic Fishing Toys sold via Etsy and Wish presenting a high risk of choking due to small parts and a risk of internal injuries as some small magnets (small parts) have excessively high magnetic strength.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
Resources to help keep children healthy and well from preconception to adulthood.
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