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Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Consultation launched to strengthen safeguards for child strip search including the requirement to notify parents and guardians when a child is strip searched.
Guidance on activities that may require a marine licence.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
This guidance outlines the circumstances under which a marine licence may be required from the Marine Management Organisation.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
Training and continuing professional development for people working in the sickle cell and thalassaemia screening programme in England.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
How ship security is managed in the UK, and how to comply with UK regulations on ship security.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
Instructions on applying for STCW watch ratings, yacht ratings, or able seafarer certificates and information on gaining an efficient deck hand certificate
The region covers Berwick to Cleethorpes/Grimsby Port.
Get a licence to catch certain birds trapped on food premises.
How to apply for a licence to conduct a commercial spaceflight activity from the UK.
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