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You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
OCRS is used to calculate the risk of commercial vehicle operators not following the rules on roadworthiness and traffic - how the system works, what your score means and how it can change
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Find out the classes of building inspectors, the competencies needed and how to register as a building inspector in England and Wales.
Complain about a trade union if you think they've broken the rules - ballots, strikes, mergers, what you can and cannot complain about, appeal against a decision, anonymous complaints
Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Keep up to date with the latest information from the UK GLP monitoring authority.
Know when your premises could be inspected, the powers inspectors have, and enforcement notices and penalties you could receive for sites that kill animals.
How investigators and sponsors should manage clinical trials during COVID-19
If you believe you have found a security vulnerability within an HMCTS online service, submit your report to us.
Find out what you can do to lower the risk of tax non-compliance and reduce the likelihood of checks.
How to make a complaint to the UK National Contact Point (UK NCP) if you think the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines have not been met.
How HMRC calculates and notifies UK-based businesses about customs civil penalties for contraventions of EU and national legal requirements.
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