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How to find out which sort of commons registrations authority you are and how you must maintain your registers.
Common land, village greens and right to roam - find out your rights
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
UK Visas and Immigration entry clearance guidance for how it handles applications for maintenance and accommodation made outside the UK.
Find out if a claim of ownership by adverse possession can be made on common land and town or village greens, what effect it will have on the land and whether a claim can be opposed.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
An overview of key points around access agreements between property owners and network operators for the deployment of digital infrastructure.
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Maintaining and extending existing works, including maintaining existing lawful works.
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Guidance on plan-making.
Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
From 28 June 2022, the leaseholder protections on building safety costs in England have come into effect.
How to care for animals on farms and at market in severe hot or cold weather, floods or drought.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Guidance on managing and using bed rails safely.
Find out how to protect your details, how to report fraud and what HMRC does to help keep you safe online.
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