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Update of indicators for hospital admissions for children with asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, gastroenteritis and respiratory tract infections, overall emergency admissions and A&E attendance for different age groups.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Live birth registrations by the fathers' age and marital status. Includes age-specific fertility rates for men.
Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
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