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New enforcement powers for councils to build on government's long-term plan for housing.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Forms relating to adoption, including those to request adoption, placement and parental orders.
Councils across the country will be able to buy cheaper land to help build thousands more social and affordable homes.
New treatment introduction is complicated by diverse country processes, adoption criteria, and evidence requirements
This document proposes to introduce a new legal duty on local authorities to consider placing a child with carers who are likely to become their permanent carers, where it is clear that a child is unlikely to return home.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Legislation ending exports of livestock for slaughter and fattening receives Royal Assent
Letter confirming the British national(s) in question are not resident in the UK and the child isn't being adopted under British legislation.
Some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers, have different rules for entitlements.
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
For inspection from 1 April 2018. The letter of notice and form to complete (Annex A) for voluntary adoption agency inspections.
A new Disability Confident guide for managers helping them recruit, retain, and foster the progression of disabled people and those with health conditions in the workplace has been published today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Report on the evaluation of the adoption support fund (ASF) on findings from the baseline survey of families whose children received support.
Joint Statement delivered by Zambia on behalf of 81 Member States including the United Kingdom at the UN General Assembly.
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