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Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays
You can use our online services to check the progress of basic, standard or enhanced checks or view your certificate.
Fill in this checklist if you’re an employee starting a new job without a P45, so your employer can work out the tax code to use on your first pay.
Success Profiles are the recruitment framework used within the Civil Service.
DBS offers a number of online services, including the Update Service, DBS online accounts and online tracking.
Who can apply, how to apply and contact details for criminal record checks overseas.
Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.
Guidance to help you validate the identity of a DBS check applicant and a new lead/countersignatory.
Information related to the Armed Forces Pension Schemes.
This guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment.
Get help with Self Assessment by using online tools and guidance, and watching HMRC YouTube videos.
Find out how to ask for a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access' also known as a subject access request (SAR).
This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
Get a refund if you’ve made an overpayment on your PAYE bill for the current or a previous tax year.
Find out about the changes to Statutory Sick Pay, when they'll be introduced and what to do when a sickness absence starts before and ends on or after 6 April 2026.
Guidance for applicants on basic DBS checks, including the cost, how to share and view the result, and what information is disclosed on a basic DBS certificate.
Information regarding a DBS online account and the services available to you as a barring or basic check customer.
Guidance for employers, voluntary organisations and third parties about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.
Starting a food business
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