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The Body Shop International Ltd announced it entered administration on 13 February 2024. This page gives information on how to claim redundancy or register as a creditor.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
What sites are collection centres, the animal by-products (ABPs) you can treat at one, and how you must treat them.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
Advice for manufacturers of Class I medical devices for placing products on the UK market
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
Check which supplies of sport, physical recreation, and physical education services qualify for exemption from VAT.
Information about ensuring blood and blood component safety.
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) ensures that human tissue is used safely and ethically, and with proper consent. It regulates organisations that remove, store and use tissue for research, medical treatment, post-mortem examination, teaching and display in public. It approves...
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
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