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The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi

• Using a child car seat or booster seat

  Children must normally use a child car seat until they’re 12 years old or…

• When a child can travel without a car seat

  A child aged 3 or older can travel in a back seat without a child car seat…

Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.

• Updated: 17 July 2018

How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.

• Updated: 16 January 2023

Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.

• Updated: 31 January 2025

The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk

The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.

Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.

Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, how long it takes and how much it costs

Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16

Child Benefit for 16 to 19 year olds - when payments stop or continue, approved education or training, extensions.