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Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan

• Overview

  Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or…

• Special educational needs support

  Your child will get SEN support at their school or college. Your child may…

• Extra help

  An education, health and care (EHC) plan is for children and young people…

• If your child got support before September 2014

  Your child will move to an education, health and care (EHC) plan. This…

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

• Letters, video and telephone calls

  Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…

• Email and social media

  Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…

• Banned items

  You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…

• Sending money

  You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…

• Visiting someone in prison

  You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…

Hollesley Bay is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) for men over 18 in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

• Updated: 23 April 2025

Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.

Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.

• Updated: 17 June 2025

Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.

Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It supports peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. The British Council does this through its...

• Updated: 15 April 2021

A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.

• Updated: 23 May 2025

If you’re travelling abroad, you should take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.

• Updated: 2 August 2024