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You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Guidance primarily for local responders covering some infrastructure issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of a UK emergency.
Find out about the requirements for pension scheme administrators, insurance companies, members and employers and how to report them to HMRC.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a bus, coach or other public service vehicle (PSV) walkaround check.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
A guide for Service families about applying for, maintaining, moving in and out of and living in UK Service Family Accommodation (SFA).
The CMA is investigating Google’s conduct in relation to Google’s distribution of apps on Android devices in the UK, in particular Google Play’s rules which oblige certain app developers to use Google Play’s own billing system for in-app purchases.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mrs Justice Eady on 06 March 2024.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Guidance to help local councils in developing policies for renewable and low carbon energy and identifies the planning considerations.
Sets out when planning permission is required and different types of planning permission which may be granted.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
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An update from the government on industry-led measures to improve player protections with regards to loot boxes in video games.
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