Defined term

“parent”

Defined in 54 Acts and 95 statutory instruments.

  1. The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 SI 2 definitions
  2. Adoption and Children Act 2002 Act
  3. Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 Act
  4. The Authorised Investment Funds (Tax) Regulations 2006 SI
  5. Banking Act 2009 Act
  6. The Banking Act 2009 (Banking Group Companies) Order 2014 SI
  7. British Nationality Act 1981 Act
  8. The British Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2003 SI
  9. Care Act 2014 Act
  10. Care Standards Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  11. The Child Minding and Day Care (Disclosure Functions) (England) Regulations 2004 SI
  12. Child Poverty Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  13. Child Support Act 1991 Act
  14. Childcare Act 2006 Act 8 definitions
  15. The Childcare Act 2006 (Childcare Assessments) Regulations 2007 SI
  16. Childcare Act 2016 Act 2 definitions
  17. The Childcare (Childminder Agencies) (Registration, Inspection and Supply and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2014 SI
  18. The Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order 2008 SI
  19. The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008 SI
  20. The Childcare (Inspections) Regulations 2008 SI
  21. The Childcare (Supply and Disclosure of Information) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  22. The Childcare (Voluntary Registration) Regulations 2007 SI
  23. Children Act 1989 Act 4 definitions
  24. The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014 SI
  25. The Children’s Centres (Inspections) Regulations 2010 SI
  26. Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Act
  27. Companies Act 1948 Act
  28. The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) Regulations 2008 SI
  29. The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration) Regulations 2005 SI
  30. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act 2 definitions
  31. Corporation Tax Act 2010 Act 2 definitions
  32. Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 Act
  33. Crime and Disorder Act 1998 Act
  34. Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1987 Act
  35. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Act 2 definitions
  36. The Day Care and Child Minding (Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 SI
  37. The Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2001 SI
  38. The Day Care and Child Minding (National Standards) (England) Regulations 2003 SI
  39. The Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018 SI
  40. Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 Act
  41. The Early Years Foundation Stage (Exemptions from Learning and Development Requirements) Regulations 2008 SI
  42. Education Act 1996 Act
  43. Education and Inspections Act 2006 Act 3 definitions
  44. Education and Skills Act 2008 Act
  45. The Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  46. The Education (Grants) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 2000 SI
  47. The Education (Grants etc.) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 2001 SI
  48. The Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000 SI
  49. The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 SI
  50. The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013 SI
  51. The Education Maintenance Allowance (Pilot Areas) Regulations 2000 SI
  52. The Education Maintenance Allowance (Pilot Areas) Regulations 2001 SI
  53. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2000 SI 3 definitions
  54. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2001 SI 3 definitions
  55. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2002 SI 3 definitions
  56. The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003 SI 3 definitions
  57. The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans and the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) etc.) Regulations 2018 SI
  58. The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 SI
  59. Education (Scotland) Act 1980 Act
  60. The Education (Student Support) (College of Europe) Regulations 2010 SI 2 definitions
  61. The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  62. The Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  63. The Education (Student Support) (European University Institute) Regulations 2010 SI
  64. The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 SI 2 definitions
  65. The Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008 SI 2 definitions
  66. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2000 SI 2 definitions
  67. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2001 SI 2 definitions
  68. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2002 SI 2 definitions
  69. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2005 SI 2 definitions
  70. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2007 SI 2 definitions
  71. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008 SI 2 definitions
  72. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2009 SI 2 definitions
  73. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 SI 3 definitions
  74. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 SI
  75. Equality Act 2010 Act
  76. Factories Act 1961 Act
  77. The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Denmark) Order, 1960 SI
  78. The Family Allowances, National Insurance and Industrial Injuries (Yugoslavia) Order 1958 SI
  79. Finance Act 1997 Act
  80. Finance Act 2003 Act
  81. Finance Act 2011 Act
  82. Finance Act 2020 Act 2 definitions
  83. Finance Act 2022 Act
  84. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Act
  85. The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 SI
  86. The Fostering Services Regulations 2002 SI
  87. The Further Education Loans Regulations 2012 SI
  88. The General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008 SI
  89. The Health Protection (Local Authority Powers) Regulations 2010 SI
  90. The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 SI 3 definitions
  91. The Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017 SI
  92. The Higher Education Short Course Loans Regulations 2022 SI
  93. Housing Act 1996 Act
  94. The Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2007 SI
  95. The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (No.2) Regulations 2010 SI
  96. The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2007 SI
  97. The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2009 SI
  98. The Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) Order 2000 SI
  99. Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 Act 2 definitions
  100. The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 SI
  101. Income Tax Act 2007 Act 3 definitions
  102. Inheritance Tax Act 1984 Act 4 definitions
  103. Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986 Act
  104. Learning and Skills Act 2000 Act
  105. The Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026 SI 2 definitions
  106. The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026 SI 2 definitions
  107. The Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013 SI
  108. Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 Act
  109. The National Child Measurement Programme Regulations 2008 SI
  110. The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 SI
  111. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004 SI
  112. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 SI
  113. The National Health Service (Personal Dental Services Agreements) Regulations 2005 SI
  114. The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004 SI
  115. The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015 SI
  116. National Security Act 2023 Act
  117. The Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015 SI
  118. Online Safety Act 2023 Act
  119. The Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 SI
  120. Postal Services Act 2000 Act
  121. Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 Act
  122. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Act 5 definitions
  123. The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002 SI
  124. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Act
  125. The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2025 SI
  126. The School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2026 SI
  127. School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003 SI
  128. The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  129. The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012 SI
  130. The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2012 SI
  131. The School Governance (Parent Council) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  132. The School Organisation Proposals by the Learning and Skills Council for England Regulations 2003 SI
  133. School Standards and Framework Act 1998 Act
  134. The Schools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2025 SI
  135. Sentencing Act 2020 Act 4 definitions
  136. Sexual Offences Act 2003 Act 5 definitions
  137. Social Security Act 1975 Act
  138. The Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 SI
  139. Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 Act 2 definitions
  140. The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (General Provisions and Disability Claims Procedure) Regulations 2002 SI
  141. The Special Educational Needs Tribunal Regulations 2001 SI 3 definitions
  142. The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007 SI
  143. The Tax Credits (Approval of Child Care Providers) Scheme 2005 SI
  144. The Tax Credits (Approval of Home Child Care Providers) Scheme 2003 SI
  145. Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 Act 3 definitions
  146. Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 Act 2 definitions
  147. Terrorism Act 2000 Act
  148. The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 SI
  149. Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 Act

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