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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for cleaning products: requirements for sprays, packaging and banned chemicals.
This guidance provides information on COVID-19 in homelessness, domestic abuse refuge, respite room and asylum seeker accommodation settings.
Information and advice on cleaning sex-on-premises venues.
How to report marine pollution incidents, the response to an incident and how to get approval to use an oil spill treatment product.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
The use of chemicals to clean algae and other deposits off slipways and marine structures can cause pollution.
How to reduce the risk of disease from your animal feed storage units.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
Product recall for The Laundress Laundry and Household Cleaning Products which are microbiologically contaminated and present a health risk.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
Things to consider when buying and using products.
Check the tariff classification for surface-active preparation for washing the skin and the hair (gel 2-in-1).
There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
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.
Batches of Legency Remedies Pvt Ltd irrigation, inhalation and eye wash saline products manufactured between April and November 2023 are being recalled due to potential microbiological contamination.
Public health principles for reducing the spread of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, in the workplace.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
Statement from the G7+ Energy Coordination Group and the Government of Ukraine at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin.
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