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Understand your rights to get and use health and adult social care services
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What to do if your accommodation needs repair work.
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How a child comes to be placed in the care of children's services. Includes the rights of children and young people.
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What it means to be a British citizen, including the right to live here (right of abode); and citizenship by birth, by descent and by registration - for example, being born here, or registering after coming to live here.
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Representing yourself in family court
This short film looks at how to represent yourself in court about a family problem if you do not have a lawyer. It deals with the things you may be worrying about and shows you simple tips that will help you put your side as well as you can. This information applies to England and Wales.
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How to get parental responsibility without a lawyer
Parental responsibility is how the law describes the responsibilities and rights that go with being a parent. If you have parental responsibility for a child, you must care for and protect that child and the law entitles you to be involved in making decisions about them. Understand how to apply for a parental responsibility order if you need to and what you have to do at every stage of the process. This information applies to England and Wales.
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Digital exclusion: Specific issues relevant to Roma communities in the context of child protection
This briefing seeks to present the issues of digital exclusion faced by Roma in their interactions with children’s services and the English legal system during care proceedings. The increased reliance on digital technology during the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing disadvantages...
