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The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Leaving foster or local council care - support from your council, review meetings and financial help
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Tell HMRC if you've left or intend to leave the UK and find out how to get relief or a repayment on UK Income Tax (P85).
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
Promise made by governments, civil society and businesses at the UK government's Leave No One Behind event on 27 September 2015 at the United Nations General Assembly.
What to do if you go to work or retire abroad - sending HMRC a P85 or tax return, paying National Insurance and claiming benefits, visiting the UK after you've left
You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working in the home where you look after children.
You must stop your student finance when you suspend or leave your course early - find out when and how to repay your Maintenance Loan, including overpayments.
Help and support for service leavers and veterans from the Veterans Welfare Service, Defence Transition Services and other organisations.
What to do if your guest will be temporarily absent from your accommodation.
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
Indefinite leave to remain if you've left the armed forces - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Findings from a survey of children in care and care leavers on the planning and preparation that happens before leaving care.
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
Follow these steps once you have decided to leave your course to avoid getting a further student finance payment.
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