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Find activities and support from your local authority to help your child with communication, language and literacy skills.
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
You must make sure your child gets a full-time education that meets their…
If you’re having trouble getting your child to go to school, the school…
Local councils and schools can use various legal powers if your child is…
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
Part-time work Children can work part-time from the age of 14. In some…
Children under 16 School-aged children are not entitled to the National…
A child may need a licence if they’re under school leaving age and taking…
There are several restrictions on when and where children are allowed to…
Most local councils say that businesses intending to employ school-aged…
Product Safety Report for activity busy board presenting a serious risk of choking and asphyxiation due to access to small parts and insufficiently thick packaging.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Resources to support blind cord safety and raise awareness.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Statistics on child maintenance arrangements made after speaking to the Child Maintenance (CM) Options service.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to establish a safe environment for children to positively interact with each other.
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