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The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
How to report your income and claim tax reliefs and any repayment due to you using the SA100 tax return, for 5 April 2025 or earlier.
Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
How to give up your driving licence - age, medical condition, standards of fitness, declaration of voluntary surrender
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests
What to do if you go to work or retire abroad - sending HMRC a P85 or tax return, paying National Insurance and claiming benefits, visiting the UK after you've left
Check if you need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive abroad on holiday and how to exchange your licence if you move abroad - including driving in the EU after Brexit.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
The service to file your accounts and Company Tax Return has closed. There's a new way to do this.
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
How to manage tell HMRC your company is dormant for Corporation Tax if you have stopped trading or have never traded.
You must become an approved driving instructor (ADI) if you want to charge people for lessons. You can do this as part of a driving school or by setting up your own business.
How to pay a Self Assessment late filing penalty or late payment penalty by Direct Debit, bank transfer, credit card, cheque or at a bank or building society.
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
You can ride a rented electric scooter on public roads. Privately owned electric scooters can only be ridden on private land.
Schools set school uniform policy and must make their uniform policy. You should talk to the school if you think your child is being discriminated against.
Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally
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