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Plain English and Easy-read guides providing information on influenza (flu) and vaccination.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2025 to 2026 children in need census.
Evidence and guidance on childhood obesity, to help families and communities intervene and help change eating and activity habits.
How we produce statistics on looked-after children.
Guidance for local providers of infectious diseases in pregnancy screening.
Volume 4: statutory guidance on fostering services for looked-after children.
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Guide for parents with learning disabilities, explaining changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.
This guidance, produced with Cambridge Family Law, aims to inform British nationals who are planning to have a child through international surrogacy.
Training and tools to help practitioners and their managers discuss parental conflict.
Information for local authorities on how to provide short break care (otherwise known as respite care) to disabled children.
This outlines what FGM is, the legislation and penalties involved and the help and support available. The statement is often referred to as a health passport.
UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) commentary on ‘Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews'.
Statutory guidance for LAs and professionals who support unaccompanied migrant children, who may be victims, or potential victims, of modern slavery.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
These guidelines on the prevention of secondary cases have been developed following a review of the epidemiology of invasive Hib disease.
Departmental advice for children’s homes providers and their partners following amendments to the Children’s Homes Regulations 2001.
What local authorities need to do to place a child under 13 in a secure children’s home, and guidance on when it is appropriate to do so.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies.
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