We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Apply for a licence to possess European protected species and Habitats Directive (annexes II(b) and IV) species for science and education and find out how to report your actions.
A licence to temporarily possess and move dead beavers for post-mortem health and disease testing.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Get a general licence to temporarily possess and transport dead bats for testing as part of the passive surveillance for bat rabies project.
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain plants and animals for scientific or educational purposes.
You need a licence from the Home Office to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals
Get a licence to possess and transport dead specimens of certain animals for scientific or educational purposes.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
Information about controlled drugs licences for companies that possess, manufacture, produce or supply controlled drugs in England, Wales or Scotland.
Use this general licence to capture and temporarily possess live bats to test for European bat lyssavirus and kill those with the virus.
You need a licence to have specified animal pathogens or carriers in Northern Ireland
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.
Possession of ‘laughing gas’ is now illegal with repeat serious users facing up to 2 years in prison and dealers up to 14 years.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.