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What to do if any of the checks you make give cause for concern.
Check recent contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a suspicious email, phone call, text or letter could be a scam.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
This Privacy Notice explains who is processing your data, the personal data we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and what your legal rights are.
When to send emails and text messages to your users and how to write them.
Understand victim classification, the protocols around making contact, keeping victims informed, storing data and restorative justice.
Report a crime by calling the police or Crimestoppers if you want to remain anonymous
Improving victims engagement in the parole process
Procedures for when a local planning authority does not propose to determine a planning application in accordance with the formal recommendation of National Highways.
Email your MP, MSP, MS, MLA, councillors or London Assembly Members.
You need to attend appointments at an immigration reporting centre if you do not have permission to stay in the UK: you could face penalties if you do not attend an appointment.
Information on accessing victim and witness support services.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
How your data is used and collected when using the 'Ask the government a question' service.
Advice and support for those who are experiencing or feel at risk of sexual violence and abuse.
How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
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