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Tax credits - appeals, appeal form, how to make a complaint.
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
Leaving foster or local council care - support from your council, review meetings and financial help
Child Benefit payments if your child goes into hospital or care - when payments stop, reporting the change
Use form CVF1 to verify your child for the childcare service.
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
Form for foster carers to prove they meet the required training, support and development (TSD) standards.
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council.
Ofsted's registration fees and payment form to apply to become a children’s social care provider.
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
Form to claim extra benefit or tax credits for a child conceived without your consent, if they are your third or subsequent child.
Referral forms for an allegation of serious misconduct by a teacher.
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 to help child death overview panels (CDOPs) assess the causes of a child’s death as part of the child death review process.
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
You must register on the Ofsted Childcare Register and/or the Early Years Register to set up a childminder agency in England, includes how long it takes, fees and how to apply
Model form and letter to help providers of early years education identify which children are eligible for the early years pupil premium.
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