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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
The Data Protection Act (DPA) controls how personal information can be used and your rights to ask for information about yourself
The Data Protection Act 2018 controls how your personal information is…
Write to an organisation to ask for a copy of the information they hold…
If you think your data has been misused or that the organisation holding…
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer
You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
Find your nearest library to access services such as book loans, CD rentals and internet access
Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
The home of Department for Culture, Media and Sport on GOV.UK. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport supports culture, arts, media, sport, tourism and civil society across every part of England — recognising the UK’s w…
You have the right to see CCTV footage of yourself under the Data Protection Act.
Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate to legally change your gender.
Sets out our vision for music education and how this can be achieved through partnerships with schools, music hubs, the music and creative sector, and others.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
This note sets out how to take account of social value in the award of central government contracts by using the Social Value Model.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Government appoints the National Youth Agency as the new body to run the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) for 2024/25
Renew your library items like books and DVDs online through your local council website
This page introduces the Participation Survey and links to all relevant documents.
Find out if you need a licence to show films - public screenings, using film in schools, choosing a licence, penalties for breaching copyright
You may need a busking licence or permit from the council before busking in that area. Find out the council's rules on busking and apply online.
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