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Phone: 01843 577168

Home & Family Life

Here you will find information about everyday issues and life decisions, raising children, and family life:

Births, Marriages & Deaths

Kent Registration Services is responsible for the registration of births, marriages and deaths, as well as approving venues for Civil wedding ceremonies.

• Local Registrars Office - Thanet with Dover

The Superintendent Registrar 
The Register Office
Aberdeen House
68 Ellington Road
Ramsgate.  CT11 9ST

Telephone: 08458 247 400 

• National website for information about births, deaths and marriages
• Thanet Crematorium and Cemeteries
• Local and Ancestory information

Caring and Carers

• Kent County Council Social Services
  Local Office - Thanet;
  St. Peter's House, Dane Valley Road,
  St. Peter's, Broadstairs, Kent
  Tel: 01843 860000.

• Pay your  Social Services KentCare Accounts via the KCC website 

Childrens Services

• Considering Fostering or Adoption 
  (Kent Adoption Service) Tel: 0845 330 2968

Child Care

• Kent County Council Social Services
  Local Office - Thanet;
  St. Peter's House, Dane Valley Road,
  St. Peter's, Broadstairs, Kent
  Tel: 01843 860000.

• Medway social care- visit www.medway.gov.uk
• Medway Positive parenting network
• Education support services of children in the care of KCC Social Services
• Childminding; Playschemes; Out of school clubs; Daycare; Creches

• Starting school 
• Kent Childrens Information Service free, confidential, impartial advice about early years education and childcare services in Kent
  

Youth Centres

• Services for Disabled Children (Kent County Council Social Services)
• Kent Link Scheme provides short breaks for children of all ages, from infants to 19 year olds with disabilities of all kinds
• KCC Youth and Community

Child employment

• At what age can my child/I find part-time work and for how many hours? (Kent County Council education website)

Child support

• Child Benefit and maintenance (HM Revenue & Customs website)
• Parental leave. (Department of Transport & Industry website) 
• Information on the costs of raising children (Department of Works & Pensions website) 
• http://www.raisingkids.co.uk/ - Useful tips for parents covering Child Health, Education, Parenting, Safety, Travel and Family Finance.
• Kent and Medway connexions - 13-19? Living in England? Want information and advice designed just for you?
• http://www.nfm.org.uk - Family Mediation Service - 0117 904 2825 

• Download our Helplines document (pdf) for information about useful support groups and organisations

Churches/Places of Worship

• Places of Worship (pdf 93kb)
• Helplines - for contact numbers for various support groups/organisations (pdf)

Improving your home

• Building Control - ensures that building work complies with the Building Regulations. These regulations are designed to make sure that people are safe in and about buildings; to help conserve energy and to provide access and facilities for people with disabilities. Building Control Officers also deal with dangerous structures and control demolitions.
• Development Control deals with applications for planning permission, advertisement consent, listed building consent and other development related matters.

Energy efficiency tips, information and advice on finding available grants for insulation and efficiency in the home

Moving house?

DON'T FORGET to change your address details. Tell utility companies, banks, credit agencies and Central and Local Government Services, NHS, Passport Office, Inland Revenue, DVLA, NI, Council Tax, Electoral Registration, your new address using a central facility:

• http://www.iammoving.com/  
• http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm

Please Note: Thanet District Council does not currently subscribe to this facility, so you will need to contact us direct.

Public Services

• Utilities contact details 
• Libraries
• Department for Work & Pensions
• Inland Revenue
• KCC Social Services
• The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency  
• The Driving Standards Agency
  • Information on Learning to Drive

	TV Licensing
	Passport application & renewals

Parking in Thanet

Car parks, residential parking information, disabled parking, see parking for more info.