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Information on group pre-challenge reviews, including what they are and when they can be requested.
It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting the wages you are entitled to.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Employers can check the criminal record of someone applying for a role.…
You can request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on behalf of…
How you request a standard or enhanced check depends on how many checks…
Advice for employers carrying out right to work checks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
How we review the information landlords are required to send to us
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Find out what an HMRC officer will do when they visit your business and what records they’ll ask to see.
Guidance on basic DBS checks including how to apply, the cost and what information is disclosed on a basic certificate.
Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.
A collection of guidance to help landlords, homeowners and letting agents carry out correct right to rent checks and avoid civil penalties.
Determine financial eligibility for legal aid: check household income, calculate living costs, enforcement action, apply for hardship or eligibility review.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Charity Commission’s new 'donate with confidence' site will help donations reach intended good causes
Find out about our Bills and Notes Guarantee: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Find out what trustees need to do before deciding whether to make a grant to an organisation that isn’t a charity.
The process for recruiters to review and record the progress of pre-employment checks in Civil Service Jobs vX.
Find out what repairs or processing you can do to your goods in a customs warehouse without authorisation, this is known as usual forms of handling.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
The checks councils must make if a guest moves in before telling the council.
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