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Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…
As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…
A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer
Making someone bankrupt is one way to recover money owed to you – bankruptcy petition fees and download a guide to creditor bankruptcy petitions
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
Apply to search the Office of the Public Guardian registers to see if they have a Lasting Power of Attorney, deputy or guardian acting on their behalf
Find what you or your business may need before you hire someone to act directly or indirectly on your behalf.
Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation
You can allow another person or an organisation to help manage your account or act on your behalf.
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply, stop being an appointee
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Complain about a bankrupt person or someone with bankruptcy or debt relief restrictions who is not acting honestly or is acting as a company director
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
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