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Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To…
There are many types of foster care. The application process is the same…
All foster parents receive a foster care allowance to cover the cost of…
The process starts when you apply to become a foster parent and finishes…
Before you can foster a child you must pass an assessment by a social…
The fostering service will contact you to tell you the result of your…
Information about Universal Credit for families with more than 2 children.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
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