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These documents provide information for teachers about the 'opt in' and 'opt out' offers of child vision screening in schools.
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
A Child Trust Fund is a long-term tax-free savings account for children…
Contact your Child Trust Fund provider directly if you know who the…
If you’re the main contact for the Child Trust Fund account you’re called…
Anyone can pay money into a Child Trust Fund account. The Child Trust Fund…
On your child’s 18th birthday, the Child Trust Fund matures. This means…
Some children looked after by local authorities have a Child Trust Fund…
If your child is terminally ill you can take money out of their Child…
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…
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
How to open a Junior ISA for your child - including managing and adding money to an account.
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Why children are sent to custody, what it's like, visiting, advice and support
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance.
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