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How your charity or not-for-profit organisation can check if a fundraising event qualifies for VAT exemption.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
Apply to the Gambling Commission for a personal gambling licence or a gambling operating licence if you run or manage a gambling business. The Gambling Commission regulates arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine providers, gambling software providers, lottery operators, external...
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gives grants to sustain and transform the UK’s heritage. Museums, parks, historic places, archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions all receive investment.
Paul Madden became British Ambassador to Japan in January 2017. He was previously British High Commissioner to Australia (2011-15) and British High Commissioner to Singapore (2007-11). He was Additional Director for Asia Pacific at the FCO in 2015. A career...
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art - reading to dance, music to...
Rules covering how entertainment and modelling agencies work; charging fees and refunds for for finding work
The British Film Institute (BFI) is the lead organisation for film in the UK and use Lottery funds to support film production, distribution, education and audience development. Since 1933 they’ve cared for the BFI National Archive, and celebrated the best...
Find out about employment related securities scheme reporting requirements.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Resources to support screening professionals in their initial training and continuing professional development (CPD).
Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.
Find out about the independent General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinion on a tax avoidance arrangement that rewarded a director through a remuneration trust.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
How to register as a community amateur sports club (CASC) - eligibility, tax relief, form CASC A1
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