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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

• What parental responsibility is

  Having parental responsibility means you have legal rights and duties…

• Who has parental responsibility

  You automatically have parental responsibility if you give birth to the…

• Apply for parental responsibility

  If you’re not the birth mother, you can apply to court to get parental…

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

• What corrections can be made

  You can apply for a birth registration correction when the information is…

• Who can apply

  The following people can apply for a correction: the mother the father (if…

• How to apply

  It costs £83 or £99 to apply to correct a mistake in a birth registration.…

Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents

• Who can foster

  Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To…

• Types of foster care

  There are many types of foster care. The application process is the same…

• Help with the cost of fostering

  All foster parents receive a foster care allowance to cover the cost of…

• Applying to become a foster parent

  The process starts when you apply to become a foster parent and finishes…

• Your fostering assessment

  Before you can foster a child you must pass an assessment by a social…

• After you've applied

  The fostering service will contact you to tell you the result of your…

Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.

• Updated: 18 January 2017

Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.

Your employee can take Shared Parental Leave (SPL) if they're eligible and they or their partner ends their maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL, splitting blocks of leave and record keeping

Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.

This document explains the quality assurance support service for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome screening (DQASS).

• Updated: 8 October 2024

The legal process of home repossession, including what your mortgage lender must do, repossession hearings, possession orders and help with legal costs