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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Learn how to check if your website or mobile app is accessible.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
Keep your UK Visas and Immigration account details up to date - your mobile phone number, email address, name, identity document and UK address
What to do if you think you are a victim of identity theft or fraud, and what signs to look out for.
Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for photography and find out how to report your actions.
Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do
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
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
Report and renewal form for the licence to disturb wild birds for science or photography.
Rochester is a prison and young offender institution for men over 18 in Rochester, Kent.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
HM Passport Office guidelines for photographers and photographic studios producing photos for UK passports.
Tells HM Passport Office staff about the quality, style and appearance required of passport photographs.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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