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Personal Accounts Delivery Authority was established as a non-departmental public body by the Pensions Act 2007. Its initial purpose was to provide advice and make recommendations to Government on the personal accounts policy.

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.

• Updated: 19 April 2021

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.

• Overview

  You can bring some goods from abroad without having to pay UK tax or duty,…

• Arriving in Great Britain

  If you’re travelling to Great Britain (England, Wales or Scotland) from…

• Arriving in Northern Ireland

  The rules and your allowances for Northern Ireland depend on whether…

• Travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  The rules depend on whether you’re travelling from Great Britain to…

• Banned and restricted goods

  There are some goods you cannot bring into the UK - they’ll be seized by…

• When to declare goods to UK customs

  You must tell customs about (‘declare’) goods: if you go over your…

• Declare goods and pay tax and duty to UK customs

  Use this service before arriving in the UK to: check if you need to pay…

Check if you can apply for Authorised Use relief to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing.

• Updated: 25 November 2022

How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.

• Updated: 1 May 2024

Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.

• Updated: 5 February 2020

Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.

• Updated: 5 March 2024

Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members

Application for a personal licence requires your licensing qualifications and details of previous or outstanding applications.

How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.

• Updated: 1 December 2022

Find out how you can import goods with a specific authorised use and pay less duty.

• Updated: 14 July 2023

Local plan examinations and the planning issues they deal with can be complex. This is intended as a short guide for those who might be participating in a local plan examination for the first time. It does not aim to...

• Updated: 10 February 2023

Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

Find out if you can declare personal goods orally or by conduct.

• Updated: 17 December 2021

How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.

Find out what information accountable persons must provide to different individuals and organisations and when to transfer it.

• Updated: 4 April 2024

Business customers can apply to access our electronic services through the portal or Business Gateway.

• Updated: 1 July 2021

As a result of the public service pensions remedy (known as McCloud), members may have changes to the amount of, or a new unauthorised payment.

• Updated: 5 October 2023

The certificate of appointment form for an authorised person to be completed by the trustee or governing body of a registered building.

Use form R105 (AIF2) to declare you hold shares as a personal representative of a deceased person, who solely owned the investment and was not a resident in the UK.