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Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
This latest review helps employers understand the composition of their workforce, using key data to ensure a more inclusive workplace.
This explains how to get the check you need to have if you are aged 16 or over and you live or work in a childminder's home.
A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.
Information on COVID-19 including epidemiology, virology and clinical features.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
Read the briefing notes on the announcements made in the 2022 Queen’s Speech.
The epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis and management of monkeypox virus infections.
Read the briefing notes on the announcements made in the 2023 King’s Speech.
Read the briefing notes on the announcements made in the December 2019 Queen’s Speech.
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
These documents do not form part of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.
The purpose of a background quality report is to inform users of the statistics about the quality of the data used to produce the publication and any statistics derived from that data.
Information about the Work and Health Programme statistics.
Read the briefing notes on the announcements made in the 2021 Queen’s Speech.
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