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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
Health and safety issues and regulations for farm vehicles, machinery and equipment: risk assessments and good practice.
If you suspect anyone of illegal felling then you can check if permission exists and, if necessary, report the incident to the Forestry Commission.
A 10-year plan to cut crime and save lives by reducing the supply and demand for drugs and delivering a high-quality treatment and recovery system.
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
New scanners detect prohibited items with greater accuracy, which will make air travel safer and easier for UK passengers.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
What the retirement of analogue phone lines, also known as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), means for you.
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
The latest public sector problems funded by the GovTech Catalyst.
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
Information on inspecting garden and boundary walls
Keynote speech at the Strategic Command annual conference on 25 April 2024.
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
How to assess a planning application when there are reptiles on or near a proposed development site.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
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