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Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
You can be appointed as litigation friend to make decisions about a court…
You must ‘direct the proceedings’ on behalf of the other person if you’re…
The court can appoint anyone to be a litigation friend, for example: a…
You can apply to be someone’s litigation friend by either: providing a…
You or anyone involved can apply to the court to get a litigation friend…
You’ll usually stop being a litigation friend when: the case ends, unless…
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Your responsibilities as litigation friend of a child with money in a Court Funds Office account - update details, statements, tax vouchers, payments
Former Hydrographer of the Nigerian Navy recognised for services to international hydrography in latest edition of the annual honour.
What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.
Travel tips and advice if you're going to a European music festival.
A day’s fishing trip has cost two friends from Stafford a total penalty of £998 when both were found fishing in the close season and one had no licence to fish.
SIA response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request about Door Supervisors assisting family or close friends home after work.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
How guests can access the private rented sector, the guides available to them and how DLUHC will work with councils on alternative accommodation.
This paper seeks to explore how gender, marital status, location and disability shape adolescent friendships, in-person and online
Apply for an injunction if you've been a victim of domestic abuse - non-molestation or occupation orders - who can apply, serving documents and attending a hearing.
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.
A call about illegal fishing on the River Wye made to the Derbyshire Police Rural Crime team has led to a penalty of £1,502 for two fishermen friends.
How to manage and review your charity's connection to a non-charity.
Sir Richard Moore, head of the Secret Intelligence Service, spoke about the current focus of the Service and the value of the “human factor” in the age of AI.
Writing in The Telegraph, Foreign Secretary David Cameron and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné celebrate 120 years of cooperation between our two countries
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