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Find out when you need a felling licence to fell trees, and what we do if trees are felled without a licence. This can apply to your land, or land you manage.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
What you must do to avoid harming bats and when you’ll need a licence.
Guidance to support local planning authorities in preparing and publishing brownfield land registers.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
This guidance provides an overview of what the contribution caps for qualifying leaseholders’ non-cladding remediation are and how these will work in practice.
Use this page to verify Certificates of Competency (CoC) and Flag State Endorsements (FSE) online.
Development of a standard approach for AI and autonomy in networked multi-sensor systems in security and defence.
Thameside is a privately run male prison in Thamesmead, London.
Find out if you can get a refund on goods and services under a VAT Refund Scheme if you’re a charity.
What schools maintained by the local authority should do when setting up their whistleblowing procedure.
An accessible, mobile-friendly version of the summary report for Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy.
Information about how to pay the HGV levy for non-UK HGVs.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree guard (wood post and rail) item.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for free breakfast clubs for primary schools from September 2025 to March 2026.
Trustees must carry out due diligence checks on donors, beneficiaries and local partners and can also monitor end use of funds.
This code of practice outlines what a court of law might consider as applicable to different types of land.
This defence standard specifies the measures that defence suppliers are required to achieve at each of the 5 levels of cyber risk that a contract can be assessed as carrying.
Government guidance for local authorities in England on the effective delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).
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