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How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903).
Terms of reference for the independent investigation into maternity and neonatal care in England.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
A framework to equip children and young people for digital life
Statutory guidance for local authorities and their partners to stop children going missing and to protect those who do.
A list of solicitors accredited to deal with cases where a child is taken abroad without a parent's permission.
Resources to support blind cord safety and raise awareness.
The funding available to local authorities since September 2024 to expand wraparound care, and their role in delivering it.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 5 January 2026.
How you make an application for recognition of non-UK qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Guidance for local authorities on how to express an interest in applying to become part of the Kinship Allowance Pilot.
Annex A form for residential family centres to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
Guidance for inspectors on how to decide when to inspect or visit without notice.
A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
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