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Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
Apply to adopt a child through your local council if you are 21 or over and can offer a stable home to a child
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.
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
Child Benefit payments if your child goes into hospital or care - when payments stop, reporting the change
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council.
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
Tax credits - appeals, appeal form, how to make a complaint.
Referral forms for an allegation of serious misconduct by a teacher.
Forms and guidance for childminders and providers of childcare on non-domestic premises.
Ofsted's registration fees and payment form to apply to become a children’s social care provider.
Form to claim extra benefit or tax credits for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
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.
Guidance and template for local authorities and independent fostering agencies to use when sending fostering data to Ofsted.
Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date
Letter to get evidence that social services think your child has been abused or is at risk, if you're applying for legal aid.
The HPV universal vaccination consent form for schools to distribute to parents of pupils.
Download a checklist of documents you need to submit as part of a children's social care application.
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