We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Locations announced for 16 new special free schools and trusts appointed at a further 7 schools, providing thousands of vital places across England.
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Information to help healthcare professionals make decisions about the planning and provision of services using child and maternal health data and intelligence.
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
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
To support teachers in making early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) judgements.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can't travel with your children to the UK.
Services and care available through the NHS for children.
How you can report cases of modern slavery in the UK if you’re a first responder.
Explore global issues and UK aid with children and young people through our resources and take action for a better world by joining our programmes for young people.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.