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Register as a ‘trusted helper’ to manage tax online for a friend or relative, or call HMRC for someone else
Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
This guide is for non-criminal cases. Use this guide to understand how to arrange for someone to support you during your remote hearing.
Ask for an interpreter at a court or tribunal hearing - who's eligible, how to apply, when friends or family can act as interpreters
Find out what you should bring for a court or tribunal hearing, how you can get support, and what to expect on the day
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do
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.
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
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
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Use a mediation service, send a statutory demand, go to court or make someone bankrupt if a person or business owes you money
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for customers visiting HM Passport Office.
Find out how the Prevent programme supports people who are at risk of becoming involved with terrorism through radicalisation.
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