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RPC case histories provide practical guidance, with case study examples, of how the better regulation framework has been applied by the committee.
A patient alert card is being introduced for men taking finasteride to help raise awareness of the risk of psychiatric side effects and sexual dysfunction, including the potential for sexual dysfunction to persist after treatment has stopped. Healthcare professionals are...
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with psychiatric disorders.
A guide to non-standard files outside the standard Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office corporate file plans.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office's file review and release process.
In this section you can read short biographies of notable people and explore the history of government buildings. You can also search our online records and read articles and blog posts by historians.
Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed
PLR was established by the Public Lending Right Act 1979 which gave British authors a legal right to receive payment for the free lending of their books by public libraries. The PLR office is now a part of the British...
The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) investigates complaints from prisoners, young people in detention (prisons and secure training centres), those on probation and individuals detained under immigration powers (detained individuals). It also investigates all deaths that occur among prisoners, young...
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
This guide is about infections that occur in people who inject drugs (PWID).
Comply with good pharmacovigilance practice and prepare for an inspection.
A table of rehabilitation periods for the most common sentences and disposals applied to checks processed until 27 October 2023, and example scenarios.
Licence and registration application information for companies that deal in precursor chemicals.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) aims ‘to promote through the medium of portraits the appreciation and understanding of the men and women who have made and are making British history and culture, and to promote the appreciation and understanding of...
New and old Fair Deal policy, TUPE regulations, bulk transfers and broad comparability assessments; GAD support for public sector organisations.
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