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Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Apply through your local council for short-term ('respite') care for your sick or disabled child to enable you to have a break from caring
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to establish a safe environment for children to positively interact with each other.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Information to help healthcare professionals make decisions about the planning and provision of services using child and maternal health data and intelligence.
Information for local partnerships on the Child House model of support for children and young people affected by sexual abuse.
Use form TC689 to authorise someone (an 'intermediary') to act on your behalf for your tax credits and Child Benefit.
What happens when a child is taken into care - who is responsible for what, care proceedings, care orders, going to court and the role of Cafcass
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
This paper present findings on the place of work in the lives of children
Government amendments to the Online Safety Bill will bolster protections for children, empower adults and make it easier to put online abusers behind bars.
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
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