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If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
All marketing and advertising must be: an accurate description of the…
Advertising to consumers The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading…
There are 2 advertising codes of practice that describe how businesses…
You must describe your product accurately. This means if you make a claim…
You must check if customers want to be contacted by fax, phone, post or…
Comply with the TPP and check documentary evidence to show that timber is legal and sustainable: for government procurers and suppliers.
Summary of the UK Government Legal Position: The legality of UK military action to target Houthi facilities in Yemen on 12 January 2024.
Summary of the UK Government Legal Position: The legality of UK military action targeting Houthi facilities in Yemen on 22 January 2024.
Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
If you're a sperm donor, you could be the legal parent of any child that is born
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
You cannot buy or use fireworks if you're under 18, and you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on certain occasions
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
The rules about product labelling - including special rules for retailers and manufacturers in different business sectors (like food, jewellery and toys)
Consumer advice and details of how to report problems with e-cigarettes with guidance on how to place an e-cigarette on the market in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including the notification scheme.
Rules for tinted vehicle windows and what could happen if you break the rules
Rights for interns and students in the workplace; work experience; work placements; rights to the National Minimum Wage.
Where you are allowed to ride an e-scooter rented as part of a government trial, how to travel safely, licensing guidance and the rules of the road.
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