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Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…
As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…
A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
How to meet your new sponsor and their family, while staying safe online. Also information about how to stay safe in the UK.
Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.
Find out how the Prevent programme supports people who are at risk of becoming involved with terrorism through radicalisation.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
When applying to register a trade mark, you must use the classification system to specify the goods and/or services you'll be using it on.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
Your council must help if you’re legally homeless or will become homeless within 8 weeks. Help may include advice, emergency housing or longer-term housing.
Where to find work, who can help you and how to access skills based training for employment.
Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault abroad, including how to access medical treatment and legal advice in the UK.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
What to do when you disagree with a tax decision - appealing against a decision, getting a review by HMRC and reasonable excuses.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
Challenge a benefit decision - how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration, evidence you'll need, deadlines and what happens next.
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