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'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.
How adoption agencies should handle applications from people wishing to adopt a child from another country.
Contact details of the people in child death overview panels (CDOPs) who are responsible for receiving child death notifications.
A major initiative to ensure pregnant and breastfeeding women can make informed decisions about their healthcare
This explains how to get a Disclosure and Barring Service check if you are aged 16 or over and you live or work in a childcare setting.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a residential family centre.
How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
Guidance on running the National Child Measurement Programme, which collects the height and weight of reception and year 6 children across England every year.
A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools.
If you are a civil servant considering taking shared parental leave, this guidance will give you a better understanding of the options available to you.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
This guidance provides local authority analysts with the technical detail they need to submit aggregate data to the central system.
These easy read guides explain what Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children is, how you can apply for it and what happens when a child turns 16.
An algorithm for midwives to help diagnose carbon monoxide poisoning in pregnant women and offer advice for pregnant women in the event of exposure.
Guidance for local authorities on how to express an interest in applying to become part of the Kinship Allowance Pilot.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
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