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Cancel (withdraw) a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application and get a refund on your application fees, immigration health surcharge and priority service fee.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee or volunteer: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
How to report and pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT).
Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).
Check a business's EORI number, used to import and export goods from the UK
How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.
Use the Attendance Allowance claim form to apply for financial help for your personal care if you're disabled and State Pension age or older.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes.
Find out about terrorist threat levels, national measures against terrorism and how to report suspect activity
Tell DVLA if your vehicle has been damaged, written off and then scrapped by your insurance company
Find out how to pay a local council for a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
What you need to do if you start working for yourself.
Contact information for Carer's Allowance Unit, telephone number and address
When to book your car theory test, what to take with you, what happens at the test centre, how the multiple-choice questions and hazard perception test work, and the pass mark.
How to pay your VAT bill - including online by card or Direct Debit, from your bank with HMRC’s bank details, by standing order or at your bank or building society.
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