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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
You can make decisions on someone’s behalf if they appoint you using a…
As a property and financial affairs attorney, you make (or help the donor…
As a health and welfare attorney, you make (or help the donor make)…
The lasting power of attorney (LPA) must be registered before you can…
Keep a record of: important decisions you make and when, for example…
The Office of the Public Guardian and Court of Protection can check your…
You must tell the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) if: you or the donor…
The lasting power of attorney (LPA) ends when the donor dies. You must…
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This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Information on how the CMA investigated the merger, and how you can find out more.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
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