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You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.

The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions

• Hours and limits

  Staff who regularly work at least 3 hours during the ‘night period’ are…

• Exceptions to night work limits

  The limits on night working hours do not usually apply: in the armed…

• Health assessments

  Employers must offer workers a free health assessment before they become a…

Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.

• Updated: 10 June 2022

Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.

Operating principles for commissioners and providers of night shelters for people experiencing rough sleeping.

• Updated: 3 January 2025

Includes statistics on premises licences, club premises certificates, personal licences, late night refreshment and 24-hour alcohol licences.

• Updated: 24 October 2024

Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt

Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.

• Updated: 29 April 2025

Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.

Learn more about getting started as an employer or running a small business including registration, payroll, tax returns, tax bills and payments.

• Updated: 31 December 2025