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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The Charity Commission offers advice to all charities as it closes its case into the Actors’ Benevolent Fund.
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.
Find out what vocational or academic courses and qualifications are available at schools, colleges and sixth forms in your area
Employment rates for different ethnic groups in England, Wales and Scotland.
Check if an investor qualifies for an ISA and what to do when an investor dies.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Statistics on the attainment of 16- to 19-year-olds in England, including exam results and performance tables.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
Information about Youth Contract provision for 16- and 17-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Ask HMRC to confirm that you, or if you’re an employer, your employee pays only UK National Insurance contributions whilst working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Employers and training providers could be eligible for £1,000 each if they hire an eligible apprentice.
Young people’s participation in education, employment and training, and those not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
The Responsible Actors Scheme was launched in July 2023. Eligible developers who do not join the Scheme and comply with its conditions will have planning and building control prohibitions imposed on them.
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