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A guide to the legislation enabling drug services and others to supply take home naloxone without a prescription to save a life in an emergency.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
You’re usually considered the employer of a nanny, housekeeper, gardener…
Au pairs usually live with the family they work for. They are entitled to…
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
When someone dies with no will or known family, their property passes to…
The Government Legal Department handles bona vacantia in England and Wales…
You need to know if you’re entitled before making a claim on an estate.…
If you think you’re entitled to an estate in England and Wales (but not…
If you know someone who has died with no will or known blood relatives,…
You can apply for a grant from a deceased person’s estate if you could…
Moving an individual's pension fund from one scheme to another and guarding against pension liberation.
Report and cancel a lost or stolen passport.
What you need to know about being part of the Taking Part survey.
How to know if land is common land, commoner and landowner rights over the land, and the groups you can set up to manage it.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
What the fees are, when you do not need to pay, get help to pay and fee reductions or refunds.
What the company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
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