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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
What happens if you become disabled - benefits, your rights, help from your council and your employer's responsibilities
You have rights if you become disabled to protect you from discrimination.…
Your employer cannot discriminate against you because of your disability -…
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Brunner on 3 May 2024.
What to do if someone registered for Plastic Packaging Tax dies or becomes incapacitated.
If your limited company is struggling, it may be possible to go into administration.
Make an urgent or emergency application to get permission to make decisions for someone who lacks mental capacity including interim applications for people applying to be a deputy
Find out which admission charges to cultural exhibitions and events are exempt from VAT.
How to apply to the Court of Protection to challenge an order restricting someone's freedom or get a deprivation of liberty authorised.
Find out about making investments for someone who does not have mental capacity.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
This note applies from 1 April 2024
What insolvency means for limited companies and their directors.
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
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