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Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.

• Overview

  Having the right of abode means you’re allowed to live or work in the UK…

• Commonwealth citizens

  If you’re part of the ‘Windrush generation’ (also known as ‘Windrush…

• Apply for a certificate of entitlement

  A certificate of entitlement can be used to prove your right of abode in…

Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

• Overview

  There are restrictions on what items you can take in your hand luggage and…

• Liquids

  There are restrictions on the amount of liquids you can take in your hand…

• Baby food and baby milk

  When travelling with a baby you’re allowed to take enough baby food, baby…

• Personal items

  Musical instruments Contact your airline before you book if you want to…

• Medicines, medical equipment and dietary requirements

  You’re allowed to carry the following in your hand luggage: essential…

• Electronic devices and electrical items

  You can only take certain electronic devices and electrical items on…

• Sports equipment

  Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Sports parachute Yes Yes…

• Work tools

  Allowed in hand luggage Allowed in hold luggage Tool with a blade or shaft…

• Chemicals and toxic substances

  You cannot take any of these items as hand luggage or in the hold:…

• Ammunition

  You cannot take any guns or firearms (including air rifles and starting…

Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer

• Letters, video and telephone calls

  Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…

• Email and social media

  Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…

• Banned items

  You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…

• Sending money

  You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…

• Visiting someone in prison

  You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…

How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence

Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16

Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales

Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers.

Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights

Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay

Search for someone to help you with advice and applications to stay in the UK - free and paid-for services, adviser levels 1, 2, 3 and complaints.