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The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person

• Overview

  There are 6 different types of British nationality. These are: British…

• British citizenship

  You can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls if you’re…

• British overseas territories citizen

  British overseas territories citizenship was called ‘British dependent…

• British overseas citizen

  You became a British overseas citizen on 1 January 1983 if both of these…

• British subject

  Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom…

• British national (overseas)

  Someone who was a British overseas territories citizen (previously British…

• British protected person

  You would have become a British protected person on 1 January 1983 if you:…

The sports and insurance sectors have come together to improve the insurance cover for sportswomen

• Updated: 30 March 2026

Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.

• Overview

  The National Minimum Wage is worked out at an hourly rate, but it applies…

• Paid by the hour

  Workers paid according to the number of hours they are at work are classed…

• Paid an annual salary

  Most people paid an annual salary are classed as doing ‘salaried hours…

• Paid per task or piece of work done

  Workers paid per task they perform or piece of work they do (known as…

• Paid in other ways (unmeasured work)

  If the work is not covered by any of the other types of work, it’s…

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

How to register as a community amateur sports club (CASC) - eligibility, tax relief, form CASC A1

Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.

What to include in a tenancy agreement, different types of tenancy (including assured shorthold tenancy) and how to end a tenancy.

The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.

When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.

It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')