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HM Passport Office guidance about parental responsibility, birth parents, adoption and surrogacy.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
All births in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must be registered…
Opposite-sex couples Married or civil-partner parents Either parent can…
There are 2 types of birth certificate: the short version, which contains…
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…
To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…
You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…
You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…
For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…
Use form SC3 if you're an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
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
Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.
Ad hoc statistical analysis 2012 quarter 4: Percentage of children living with both birth parents, by age of child.
You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.
Ad hoc statistical analysis 2013 quarter 2: Percentage of children living with both birth parents.
This document provides information on the 2 child payment limit for claimants of Income Support with dependants allowance.
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