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This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
You apply for a child passport if your child is under 16. It costs £61.50…
If your child has never had a British passport you must apply for a first…
You can apply to renew a child passport online or by post. If your child’s…
If your child’s passport has been lost or stolen, you can apply for a…
If your child’s passport is damaged, you’ll need to apply for a…
Your child will need to get a new passport if they’ve changed their name.…
If your child was adopted in the UK Your child can get a British passport…
Children born through surrogacy As well as your other documents, you need…
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.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
A guide for parents whose child has been abducted to Romania by the other parent, legal guardian or someone acting on their behalf.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Annual guidance that advises local providers of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) on how to implement it.
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
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