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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Make an urgent or emergency application to get permission to make decisions for someone who lacks mental capacity including interim applications for people applying to be a deputy
How RSH uses, and intends to use, its statutory regulatory and enforcement powers and certain general powers (from 1 April 2024)
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals, and example scenarios.
This policy framework sets out rules and guidance on the use of approved restraint techniques and restrictive physical interventions for staff at secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Explainer for businesses and persons regulated by the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, on the transitional provisions included in the amending legislation: the Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024.
Trade remedies protect domestic industries from unfair practices around imports. The UK’s own independent trade policy includes a trade remedies system.
Parents can get in trouble with the law if their child gets arrested - find out about parenting programmes, Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders
Find out about the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinions on arrangements that rewarded employees and contractors with contrived loans.
If you’re being stalked, contact the police or get advice from organisations including the National Stalking helpline.
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
How to enforce copyright when somebody uses your work without your permission.
Find out about the goods that are restricted and controlled when importing or exporting merchandise in your baggage.
Social workers can use this form to apply for permission from the court to restrain and restrict someone in a care setting.
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