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Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…
To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…
You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…
Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…
Your Registered Traveller membership lasts for 12 months. You’ll need to…
You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
When a prisoner is released depends on: the length of their sentence their…
A prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods towards the…
All prisoners get help preparing for life when they leave prison. In the…
A person leaving prison may get the following financial support: Universal…
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…
To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…
You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…
You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…
For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
Get proof that you're entitled to live in the UK if you're part of the Windrush generation - eligibility and how to apply
FCDO travel advice for Trinidad and Tobago. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court.
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