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More young people from underrepresented backgrounds to be launched into careers in the creative industries as part of the Plan for Change
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Foreign Secretary statement on Jimmy Lai delivered to Parliament on 15 December 2025.
Chris Elmore MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America, Caribbean) spoke at an FCDO event to mark Human Rights Day 2025.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis's speech at 22 Bishopsgate on the government's action to tackle cybercrime.
Almost one million young people will benefit from learning or employment opportunities as a result of a major £820 million funding package.
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