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Help to get kids out and about
Do you wish our children had the same freedom to roam and play outside that you had? You may find this campaign of interest if you want to encourage your children to play outside. Hundreds of professional bodies are calling on Parliament to tackle the culture of fear and frustration that prevents young people from…
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Tagged Children, Government, outdoor, outdoor activity, outside, Play, RoSPA, Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents
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Assessment process for adopters to be reformed
The assessment process for prospective adopters is to be overhauled, the Government announced today. Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has asked a group of experts to draw up a new process to recruit, train and assess people as adoptive parents. The current system is slow and unnecessarily bureaucratic. Potentially suitable adopters are often turned away because…
Posted in Adoption, News
Tagged Adoption, British Association of Adoption and Fostering, Family, Government, News
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Tell Us Once service helps new parents
A new Tell Us Once service which will help to make life easier for new parents is being rolled out across the country. The new service will help to cut red tape and paperwork when a new baby is born by making it easier for people to notify government authorities about changes in their circumstances.…
Mothers face job discrimination
28th February 2007 Mothers continue to face discrimination in the workplace, according to a new report. The Equalities Review has found that patrnered women with a child under 11 years old is 45 per cent less likely to be in work than a partnered man. According to the report, this discrimination is higher than that…
News: Single mums must get a job
Single mothers on benefits will be forced to work parttime once their youngest child reaches the age of four under the first of a series of “tough love” Tory welfare reforms. Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Chris Grayling will today unveil proposals requiring primary school parents to seek a job of up to 20 hours…
News: Postcode lottery for health visitors
Parents in England are facing a “postcode lottery” of health visitor provision, according to the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI). A survey of primary care trusts (PCTs) showed the number of children per health visitor varied greatly from region to region, ranging from one health visitor for every 160 children under five, to one health…
Baby Passport Photo Rules
Passport Photo Rules Getting a photograph of your baby for a passport can be a daunting event, so knowing the rules before you start will help you capture the perfect picture. Photo rules Where to get one How much it costs When do you need your passport? Passport checklist Passport hell..and back. Read one mum’s story…
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Tagged child car seat, digital camera, Government, headache, Identification, Identity document, Passport, Post Office, Security, travel immunisations, travel tips
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Savings and investments for your child’s future
Child Benefit Child Trust Funds Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit Childcare Vouchers One thing most parents want to do is save and invest for their child’s future and as parents of new babies have discovered in recent months, the advent of the government’s Child Trust Fund has encouraged them to think about it in…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child tax credit, Child Trust Fund, Gordon Brown, Government, Tax credits, Taxation, Welfare, Working tax credit
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Tax credit problems hitting families
22nd June 2005 The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has today slammed the government’s Tax Credits system saying it was subject to “completely unacceptable” errors. The charity said that a third of recipient families have been overpaid and many forced into poverty when HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) takes back overpayments, over half of which topped…
Family tax credit problems costing jobs
Plans to end child poverty by making work pay will have limited success unless problems with the Government’s flagship working families’ tax credit scheme are sorted out, a report from the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) warns today. NACAB says that the earnings top-up scheme for low-paid parents could help lift many more families out of…
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Tagged actor, CAB Service, David Harker, David Jason, Employee benefit, Gill Hinchcliffe, Government, healthcare, Life insurance, National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, Political economy, savings, Starting, Tax credits, Taxation, WFTC, Working for Families, Working tax credit
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