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Your Neonatal Care Leave and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay: what you can get, eligibility, how to claim and how to cancel.

• Overview

  You and your partner may be able to get paid time off work if your newborn…

• What you can get

  You may be entitled to Neonatal Care Leave, Statutory Neonatal Care Pay,…

• Check if you're eligible

  You may be able to get up to 12 weeks’ Neonatal Care Pay and Leave if:…

• How to claim

  You claim Neonatal Care Pay and Leave through your employer. You must take…

• Cancelling your leave or pay

  You may be able to cancel your Neonatal Care Leave or Statutory Neonatal…

This overview of the NHS newborn hearing screening programme (NHSP) explains how a baby’s hearing is tested, and the equipment used for the tests.

• Updated: 8 July 2024

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

Employer guide to Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave: eligibility, notice period, record keeping, getting help.

Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form CH105, appointees, voluntary organisations

• Updated: 4 April 2025

Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders

Product recall for Konig Kids baby crib mobile presenting a high risk of strangulation due to the presence of multiple excessively long cords, which have the possibility to tangle.

• Updated: 26 October 2022

You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.

• Updated: 3 February 2025