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• Get ready for Brexit
• Find a job
• Renew vehicle tax
• Book your theory test
• Personal tax account

Get ready for Brexit

The UK will leave the EU on 31 October 2019.

Check what you need to do

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Services and information

• Benefits

  Includes eligibility, appeals, tax credits and Universal Credit

• Births, deaths, marriages and care

  Parenting, civil partnerships, divorce and Lasting Power of Attorney

• Business and self-employed

  Tools and guidance for businesses

• Childcare and parenting

  Includes giving birth, fostering, adopting, benefits for children, childcare and schools

• Citizenship and living in the UK

  Voting, community participation, life in the UK, international projects

• Crime, justice and the law

  Legal processes, courts and the police

• Disabled people

  Includes carers, your rights, benefits and the Equality Act

• Driving and transport

  Includes vehicle tax, MOT and driving licences

• Education and learning

  Includes student loans, admissions and apprenticeships

• Employing people

  Includes pay, contracts and hiring

• Environment and countryside

  Includes flooding, recycling and wildlife

• Housing and local services

  Owning or renting and council services

• Money and tax

  Includes debt and Self Assessment

• Passports, travel and living abroad

  Includes renewing passports and travel advice by country

• Visas and immigration

  Visas, asylum and sponsorship

• Working, jobs and pensions

  Includes holidays and finding a job

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Departments and policy

• 25 Ministerial departments
• 405 Other agencies and public bodies

The websites of all government departments and many other agencies and public bodies have been merged into GOV.UK.

Here you can see all news and communications, statistics and consultations.

Find out how government services are performing and how satisfied users are.

NHS long-term plan

Read about how an extra £33.9 billion each year will improve the NHS - for patients, their families and its staff.

Get ready for Brexit

The UK is leaving the EU on 31 October 2019. Find out what you need to do.

Grenfell Tower fire

Find out about the support available.

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• Passport fees
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• Running a limited company
• Driving theory test
• Vehicle tax rates
• Renew vehicle tax
• VAT rates

UK bank holidays

Check the dates for bank holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.