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Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with drug or alcohol misuse or dependence.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Find out how to submit brand details to HMRC for Scotch Whisky, Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream, Irish Poteen, Somerset Cider Brandy and Single Malt Welsh Whisky if you're a verified bottler.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 29 April 2024
How to label spirit drinks that you plan to sell in the UK.
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.
Find out about risks of excise duty evasion and other commercial risks if you're an excise warehousekeeper, registered owner, duty representative or registered consignor.
A record number of offenders with alcohol problems will be forced to stay dry this festive season in a bid to cut booze-fuelled crime over Christmas.
Rules for local authorities to follow when registering a premises to produce bottled drinking water, or carrying out ongoing checks.
What denatured alcohol is, and how you apply for authorisation to produce, stock, distribute, sell or use it.
How to apply to protect a spirit drink name under the UK GI schemes.
How to register as a producer, and the rules you must follow to produce and market bottled drinking water.
How to comment on an alcohol licence or ask for an existing licence to be reviewed - what you need to do, who to apply to and what happens at licensing hearings
Find out how to apply for verification and what happens if you do not.
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
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