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The Education Secretary's keynote on Reception Year Quality, setting out the case for early intervention and school readiness reform

• Updated: 4 July 2025

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulates all health and social care services in England. The commission ensures the quality and safety of care in hospitals, dentists, ambulances, and care homes, and the care given in people’s own homes. CQC is...

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed

• Overview

  It takes 6 weeks to issue collective passports. Do not book travel until…

• Countries you can visit

  The countries you can travel to or through on a collective passport are:…

• How to apply

  It takes 6 weeks to issue collective passports. Do not book travel until…

• Supporting documents

  Each application must include: a nationality questionnaire and parental…

• Getting the passport changed

  Check your passport when it arrives for mistakes. Children cannot travel…

Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.

• Updated: 23 January 2024

• Updated: 2 July 2025

Section last updated: January 2019.

• Updated: 4 January 2021

• Updated: 2 July 2025

Guidance on maintaining the quality of qualitative evaluation for use in Government research

• Updated: 1 August 2003

Guidance on the Quality Matters initiative, which aims to improve the quality of adult social care.

• Updated: 15 April 2019

What collective and certification trade marks are and when they apply.

• Updated: 29 April 2014