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Find out when you'll be inspected by Ofsted, how to prepare, how you'll be inspected and how you'll be graded.
Where and how to register a stillbirth, who can register it, financial support you may be able to get and support organisations
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
How to apply to have your child returned if they've been abducted, or arrange contact or enforce a court order in EU, Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council.
Tax credits - appeals, appeal form, how to make a complaint.
Use form CVF1 to verify your child for the childcare service.
Form for foster carers to prove they meet the required training, support and development (TSD) standards.
Child Benefit payments if your child goes into hospital or care - when payments stop, reporting the change
Guidance and template for local authorities and independent fostering agencies to use when sending fostering data to Ofsted.
Referral forms for an allegation of serious misconduct by a teacher.
Forms to help child death overview panels (CDOPs) assess the causes of a child’s death as part of the child death review process.
Apply for the return of a child taken abroad against your wishes, to make contact with them or to enforce a court order overseas.
Forms and guidance for childminders and providers of childcare on non-domestic premises.
Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date
Ofsted's registration fees and payment form to apply to become a children’s social care provider.
Form to claim extra Universal Credit for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
Form for childcare services that do not have to register with Ofsted because they only provide care for up to 14 days a year.
The HPV universal vaccination consent form for schools to distribute to parents of pupils.
Letter to get evidence that social services think your child has been abused or is at risk, if you're applying for legal aid.
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