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Appeal to the independent Social Security and Child Support tribunal about a benefit decision: what happens at the hearing, getting a decision, if you do not agree
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
Providing your biometric information and supporting documents for visa and immigration applications within the UK; UKVCAS service point locations; cost of appointments.
How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents' income, change an application.
Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.
Contact your local council to find out who issues disabled bus passes in your area as part of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Disabled Students' Allowance is extra money for higher education students - DSA1 forms, eligibility, how to apply, needs assessment.
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Check school performance tables (‘league tables’), Ofsted reports and financial information.
How you're taxed on dividend payments and how your income affects the amount of tax to pay
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
Use the N244 form to ask a court to set aside or vary a judgment or suspend an enforcement process.
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
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