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How to assess a planning application when there are freshwater pearl mussels on or near a proposed development site.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
Inspectors will make unannounced visits to check that you’re complying with the rules for compulsory beef and veal labelling.
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
Information about COVID-19 and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
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
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
If demolition work is causing problems - like noise or obstruction to pavements or roads - you can complain to your council
Information relating to the Public Order Act which received Royal Assent on 2 May 2023.
Advice to highway and rail authorities on assessing and planning for risk reduction at sites where roads cross or run alongside railways.
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