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You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
A checklist for musical artists and accompanying staff working, performing or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Check which supplies of sport, physical recreation, and physical education services qualify for exemption from VAT.
A checklist for performing artists, creatives, management and production staff in the performing arts touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Find out how you could do the SFI action for moorland.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Product recall for a 14 Pack Baby Rattles and Sensory Teething Play Toys for Newborns presenting a serious risk of choking.
Product recall for Kids Fishing Game - Set of 7, Magnetic Wooden Toy Pretend Play Rod Toy Handmade Toddler Gift Wooden Fishing Toy presenting a high risk of choking and injuries.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland.
You can get an exempt vignette if you do not normally need a visa - state visits, diplomats, consulate workers.
Details of scheme to provide displaced people of Ukraine with Eurovision Song Contest 2023 tickets.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Product Recall for Unbranded Pink Floral Swim Vest presenting a serious risk of drowning.
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