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Rules for digital and printed passport photos and how to get one
You need a digital photo to apply for a passport online. You must get a…
You need 2 identical printed photos if you are applying for a passport…
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…
When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…
Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…
You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…
You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…
Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…
You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…
You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…
How to use the GOV.UK ID Check app to prove your identity, including how to download the app and how to scan your face and your photo ID.
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
It’s illegal to hold a phone or a sat nav while driving - you'll get penalty points, a fine and can be banned from driving.
Local authorities in England handed new powers to hold public meetings virtually by using video or telephone conferencing technology.
Print a template holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records) to keep a paper record of cattle births, movements and deaths.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Apply for an injunction if you've been a victim of domestic abuse - non-molestation or occupation orders - who can apply, serving documents and attending a hearing.
Checklist of things you can do to make air travel quicker and easier.
News on the Parole Board's work to revise its parole review processes, in response to the Osborn, Booth and Reilly Supreme Court judgment.
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car…
Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim on your VAT Return.
The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station
Use the AP1 form to change the register for a property including changing your name.
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
If you sell second-hand vehicles, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718/1).
Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim if you are VAT registered in the EU.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
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