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What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
From 6 April 2022, IDVT will be introduced to support employers and landlords with right to work, right to rent and pre-employment DBS checks.
What tags to use when exporting or moving sheep and goats to the EU or Northern Ireland, what to record in your holding register, and how to report the movement.
What to do if you think you are a victim of identity theft or fraud, and what signs to look out for.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
Apply for a trailer identification number (a 'ministry number') to be allocated to a new-build trailer if you'll be applying to use it on the road.
Information on the use of reflex (genotyping) assays for identification of priority SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
Find out what information you may be asked for by your account provider and how that information is shared.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Every .gov.uk domain needs a registrant. Find out what they do and who can be a registrant.
UK Health Security Agency's laboratories provide a comprehensive range of microbiological tests and services.
Information from the Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), including the database of police protective standards.
Form for a premises to apply for approval to operate as a central point recording centre for sheep and goats electronic identification.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Results from a representative survey which gathered evidence on the levels of photographic identification ownership in Great Britain.
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