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How local authorities should collect and submit data to complete the children’s social work workforce census.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and adoption agencies.
Sets out who is eligible to apply for the Healthy Start scheme under the extended criteria, and how to apply.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
This guidance provides local authority analysts with the technical detail they need to submit aggregate data to the central system.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Guidance to support secondary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
If you received a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) decision for your child between February 2017 and October 2020 and your child has congenital heart disease, you could be entitled to a review.
Guidance for local authorities, health commissioners, parents and young people on the trial to extend powers of the SEND tribunal.
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.
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a residential family centre.
This guide is for providers and commissioners to help them understand the registration requirements with CQC and Ofsted and when to register with one or both regulatory bodies.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the use of agency child and family social workers.
You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working with you where you look after children.
We publish these summaries when we or the setting need to take action to ensure they are meeting the requirements for registration.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an independent fostering agency.
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