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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.
Information and resources for leaders, managers and practitioners seeking to improve children’s outcomes by supporting the parental relationship.
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
Having parental responsibility means you have legal rights and duties…
You automatically have parental responsibility if you give birth to the…
If you’re not the birth mother, you can apply to court to get parental…
Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.
A speech delivered by the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, at an event hosted by The Times and ParentKind to launch the charity's annual report.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Impact of parental conflict on local services, including education, health and social care, court systems, and drug and alcohol services.
Resources and tools to help commissioners, managers and leaders reduce the impact of damaging parental conflict on children.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
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