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Check if you're eligible for a Blue Badge and apply or renew

How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.

• When you need a licence

  You must have a rod fishing licence for England and Wales if you’re…

• Types of licences and rod limits

  Trout, coarse fish and eel licence This lets you fish non-migratory trout…

• Buy a rod fishing licence for England and Wales

  You can buy a 1-day, 8-day or 12-month licence online. You’ll need: a…

• Fishing in Scotland and Northern Ireland

  Fishing in Scotland You do not need a licence to fish with rod and line…

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.

• What PIP is for

  Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with extra living costs if…

• Eligibility

  You can get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) if all of the following…

• How much you’ll get

  How much Personal Independence Payment (PIP) you get depends on how…

• How to claim

  Before you apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), check if you’re…

• If your PIP claim is reviewed

  The letter you got when your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was…

• Report a change to your needs or circumstances

  You must contact the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) enquiry line…

• Claiming PIP if you might have 12 months or less to live

  You can get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) more quickly if: your…

Blue Badge parking permits let disabled drivers and passengers park nearer to where they're going - find out more about Blue Badges from your council

Report your lost, stolen or damaged Blue Badge and get a replacement.

Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.

If you're a Blue Badge holder, find out if your council provides parking spaces for you and where you can park

Documents relating to the Blue Badge scheme.

• Updated: 29 July 2018

Blue Badge parking for people with disabilities: who can get a badge and how to apply.

• Updated: 10 August 2021

The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.

Change the details on your Blue Badge and get a replacement if your name has changed…

The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.

• Updated: 28 September 2023

Data and statistics about transport related disability, accessibility and disabled parking badges (Blue Badges).

• Updated: 11 January 2024

The groundwater protection code of practice on how to prevent pollution from petrol, diesel and other fuel tanks.

• Updated: 16 June 2016

Form for a bird keeper to register an imported wild bird from an unknown origin, or a bird which does not have a registration document.

Find out about current competent person schemes to self-certify certain types of building work if you work in building as an installer.

• Updated: 12 March 2018

The home of UK Hydrographic Office on GOV.UK. The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is a world-leading centre for hydrography, specialising in marine geospatial data to support safe, secure and thriving oceans.

• Updated: 22 November 2023

Check what safety requirements and insurance are needed to use a boat on UK rivers, canals, or at sea - boat safety certificates, safety regulations and equipment, disposing of old flares

Marine Conservation Zones protect our diverse species and habitats in the “blue belt” around the English Coast.

• Updated: 31 May 2019