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How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
You must identify and classify your waste before you send it for recycling…
The tables below list waste codes for common construction and demolition…
The tables below list waste codes for common packaging and domestic type…
These tables list common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and…
The tables below list waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle…
The tables below list waste codes for common healthcare and related…
Who is eligible to vote in elections and referendums in the UK
There are different types of UK elections. The most common ones are:…
General elections (elections to the UK Parliament) usually take place…
Local government elections take place at least every 4 years. Not all…
There are 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). To vote in…
There are 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern…
There are 60 Members of the Senedd (MSs). To vote in Senedd elections you…
Elected local mayors In some areas of England voters elect a mayor. Check…
There are 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales…
A referendum is a vote on a single issue. You usually make one choice…
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
The National Minimum Wage is worked out at an hourly rate, but it applies…
Workers paid according to the number of hours they are at work are classed…
Most people paid an annual salary are classed as doing ‘salaried hours…
Workers paid per task they perform or piece of work they do (known as…
If the work is not covered by any of the other types of work, it’s…
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
What we require from each different type of landlord and the approach we will take
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Form to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK in various immigration categories and for a biometric residence permit.
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
Find out about different rules for entitlement that affect some employment types, including agency workers, directors and educational workers.
How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Space weather events pose a risk to technology, infrastructure, electrical systems and, to a limited extent, public health.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Find out which SFI actions in the SFI 2023 offer you can do on different types of eligible land and features, and if the areas can move around your farm.
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
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