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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
Materials from the Foresight 'Future of an ageing population' project, which analysed the challenges and opportunities of an ageing society.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
A study of the attitudes to ageing in Britain and the socio-demographic variables associated with those attitudes.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
Work out if you’re old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
Read the key learning from our trial of age verification technology to protect children from harm in the sale of alcohol.
People in the oldest age groups in the UK (90 to 104 and 105 and over) by sex and age, and comparisons of the oldest populations in the 4 constituent countries of the UK.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
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