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Statutory guidance for local authorities and their partners to stop children going missing and to protect those who do.
How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to champion and promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)
Tell Ofsted about changes to your supported accommodation service.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903).
Guidance for schools in England on using emergency inhalers.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
How adoption agencies should handle applications from people wishing to adopt a child from another country.
Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
A framework to equip children and young people for digital life
Statutory guidance on the planning, commissioning and delivery of health services for looked-after children.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Statutory guidance on the special guardianship services local authorities need to provide in accordance with the Children Act 1989.
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers.
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