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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
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.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
Use this form to apply for a Court of Protection order to become a deputy to make financial or welfare decisions for someone else.
Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay
Tell HMRC if you think your Child Benefit has been overpaid, how to repay an overpayment.
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
If your child cannot walk to school because of their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) your local council must provide transport
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Where and how to register a stillbirth, who can register it, financial support you may be able to get and support organisations
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
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.
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.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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