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Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.
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.
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…
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
Information and resources for leaders, managers and practitioners seeking to improve children’s outcomes by supporting the parental relationship.
A new campaign for parents, full of immediate practical advice on how to talk to your children about harmful online content, as the government bolsters efforts to give every child the healthy upbringing they deserve.
Resources and tools to help commissioners, managers and leaders reduce the impact of damaging parental conflict on children.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can't travel with your children to the UK.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
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