We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
You must identify and classify your waste before you send it for recycling…
The tables below list waste codes for common construction and demolition…
The tables below list waste codes for common packaging and domestic type…
These tables list common waste codes for batteries, lightbulbs and…
The tables below list waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle…
The tables below list waste codes for common healthcare and related…
Who is eligible to vote in elections and referendums in the UK
There are different types of UK elections. The most common ones are:…
General elections (elections to the UK Parliament) usually take place…
Local government elections take place at least every 4 years. Not all…
There are 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). To vote in…
There are 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern…
There are 60 Members of the Senedd (MSs). To vote in Senedd elections you…
Elected local mayors In some areas of England voters elect a mayor. Check…
There are 41 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales…
A referendum is a vote on a single issue. You usually make one choice…
One of the key changes being brought in by the new EU Trade Mark Directive allows non-graphical representations of trade marks.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
A collection of guidance documents used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications for British nationality.
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
What we require from each different type of landlord and the approach we will take
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
Find out how the Prevent programme supports people who are at risk of becoming involved with terrorism through radicalisation.
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Helping public health practitioners conducting evaluations – choosing evaluation methods.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Advice on planning for the housing needs of different groups.
Guidance on the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.