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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
What to do if you’re about to be flooded and during flooding: who to contact, how to stay safe, how to report a problem.
A guide to adapting your home or business to flooding, and how to pump water out of your property after a flood.
Follow this groundwater protection code of practice to prevent pollution from solvent use and storage.
Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
How to prepare for a flood: who to contact, how to protect your property, get insurance.
How the maritime industry should treat waste at sea and in ports, reduce oil and air pollution, and control ozone-depleting substances.
Codes of Practice detail the regular maintenance requirements of safety equipment and systems to a high standard, as is required to maintain fishing certificates.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
Locks and weirs high-risk areas for swimmers, as Kent Fire and Rescue Service warns of cold water shock still a danger. Always pay attention to warning signage.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage discharge treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to a surface water.
How to meet the general binding rules if your septic tank or small sewage treatment plant releases (discharges) waste water to the ground.
VAT rates for building work, including plumbers, plasterers and carpenters - new houses and flats, work for disabled people, energy saving, grant-funded heating, conversions and renovations, properties that are not homes
How to meet the general binding rules or apply for a permit if you have a septic tank or treatment plant - fees, application forms and exceptions
Answers to frequently asked questions on Approved Document B including 2020 and 2022 amendments.
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