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You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to live stream, or view live streams by others.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
Government confirms broadcasting licences for 34 local TV stations can be extended for the next decade
Find out if you need a licence to show films - public screenings, using film in schools, choosing a licence, penalties for breaching copyright
How to provide evidence of your UK residence if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
One year anniversary of cameras starting to roll in the Crown Court.
Withhold tax on payments to foreign entertainers and sportspersons when they exceed their personal allowance and how to make payments to HMRC.
Who has the right to reside in the UK - if you're a British citizen, from the Republic of Ireland, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Guidance on broadcasting sentencing hearings by the media and the Crown court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020.
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
The process of taking or giving evidence from abroad for UK court cases and rules on which countries allow it.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
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