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Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.
Apply for protection against infringements of intellectual property rights on imports into and exports out of the UK.
This framework sets out how Protected Landscapes will meet key goals in the Environment Improvement Plan (EIP) 2023 and how we will track progress.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of wine and aromatised wine in the UK.
Apply for a licence to carry out work that may affect species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, find out if you need to pay and how to report your actions.
Apply for a licence application to sell dead or live protected animals and plants and find out how to report your actions.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), National Parks and the Broads.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers who hold British protected persons status.
How to apply for a statutory will, codicil (change to a will), gift, or other settlement of property in relation to a person protected by the Court of Protection.
Apply for a licence to take protected plants for science, education or conservation purposes and find out how to report your actions.
Find out how to protect wildlife and habitats and apply for wildlife licences so you can legally operate in woodlands and forests.
Forms to object to a request to add or change a geographical food, wine, spirit drink or agricultural product name protected under the UK GI scheme.
Rules you must follow to use a food or drink name registered and protected by a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme, and penalties if you do not comply.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
How to change the specification of a product name registered under the UK GI schemes, and object to a substantial change.
How to prepare a planning application when there are protected species on or near a proposed development site.
This guidance provides leaseholders with a plain English explanation of the implications of the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022.
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