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Powers that police, councils and other authorities can use to control or improve the behaviour of dogs.
The Law Commission is a statutory independent body that keeps the law under review and recommends reform where it is needed. The aim of the Commission is to ensure that the law is fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as...
The Attorney General delivered a key note speech to the Institute of Government on the Rule of Law and effective government
This Spend Control ceased as a requirement on 1st February 2023. Other Cabinet Office Spending Controls remain operational.
Export controls on goods that can be used for torture or capital punishment.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Find out how to account for VAT and who to contact if you're an insolvency practitioner and you're appointed over insolvent VAT-registered businesses.
Legal terms for veterinary medicines, marketing of non-medicinal products including medicinal words and phrases, how to complain.
In a major speech in Washington DC on the rule of law, the Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP urged the international community to come together to win the global contest of ideas.
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