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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Get help to classify cigarettes, cigars, raw tobacco, smoking tobacco, tobacco for heating and nicotine substitutes for import and export.
The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is a non-ministerial government department. We are the economic regulator for the water and sewerage sectors in England and Wales. We are responsible for making sure that the companies we regulate provide consumers with...
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Your tap water should be clear and bright - water quality advice, reporting problems, how to complain
Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage.
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
As a business, you'll have to pay for any water you use, and for the drainage of water and any effluent (liquid waste) you produce
Guidance for non-water company abstraction licence holders affected by prolonged dry weather and drought.
Check if you’re eligible for the Warm Home Discount from October 2024. The discount could take money off your winter electricity bill.
Consultation launched on proposals to expand scheme to 1.6 million more people to help tackle tooth decay.
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