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Tell the local authority if you're worried that a child is being neglected or abused - call 999 if they’re in immediate danger
£10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and from appointments.
Apply for asylum to stay in the UK as a refugee - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, screening, asylum interview, help you can get, children
You must apply for asylum if you want to stay in the UK as a refugee. To…
To stay in the UK as a refugee you must be unable to live safely in any…
You’ll need documents for yourself and your dependants (partner and…
You register your asylum claim at a ‘screening’. This is a meeting with an…
After your screening, the Home Office will review your case and decide…
Your asylum interview will usually take place soon after your screening.…
Your application will be decided as soon as possible. It may take longer…
You can get help from asylum helplines run by charities. They can help…
This information is for children applying on their own. If you have an…
Thousands more children in the social care system in England will grow up in loving homes, under plans to create up to 10,000 new foster care places.
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Why children are sent to custody, what it's like, visiting, advice and support
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
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