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Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
Tell the local authority if you're worried that a child is being neglected or abused - call 999 if they’re in immediate danger
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Check if you can get compensation if you’ve been unable to access Tax-Free Childcare or free childcare for working parents due to technical issues.
How children's savings accounts are taxed, and the £100 limit on savings given by parents
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
Use this form to apply for a Court of Protection order to become a deputy to make financial or welfare decisions for someone else.
Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.
Complete this form where the child’s parents have not been in a marriage or civil partnership and only one parent can go to the register office.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
Child Benefit if you've moved to the UK from abroad - who qualifies and which countries have an agreement with the UK
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