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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Information about the introduction of civil partnerships for opposite-sex couples.
As a British national you may be asked to provide this affidavit before local authorities in Vietnam to prove you are allowed to get married.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…
A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…
A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…
An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…
If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…
If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…
Documents, certificates, services available at British Embassy in Manila.
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
How to access the essential information you need when living in Taiwan as a British national.
Nulla Osta application forms for British nationals getting married in Italy.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Keynote address delivered by the Minister for Industry and Economic Security at Make UK's National Manufacturing Conference.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech on welfare.
Table setting out the similarities and differences between civil partnership and marriage as it applies to same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
This sets out plans to introduce opposite-sex civil partnerships and asks about conversion between marriage and civil partnership and vice versa.
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