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Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
What the confirmation statement is and how to send your statement to Companies House.
What to do if you think you are a victim of identity theft or fraud, and what signs to look out for.
How to claim R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) for Corporation Tax relief on your company's R&D, if you’re a large company or small and medium-sized enterprise.
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
How to claim a VAT refund in the UK if you're established outside the UK.
List of medical repatriation companies for British nationals who are seriously ill or injured abroad and need medical evacuation to the UK.
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