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Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
You must follow the rules for hunting and shooting wildlife including:…
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl…
There are different rules for foxes, deer and other mammals. Foxes It’s…
Information on how to get firearms licensing, manage weapons for a shooting club or get a museum licence.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Information about ensuring blood and blood component safety.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
How to claim compensation if you've been seriously injured in a violent crime using the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme.
How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2024 for 4 years, and what you need to do.
13 April 2024 – drones and missiles fired from Iran into Israel (‘Warnings and Insurance’ page)
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