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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.

How to challenge your Council Tax band if you think you're paying too much Council Tax or you want to get a property removed from the Council Tax list.

• Overview

  Council Tax bands are based on how much a property was worth on: 1 April…

• When you have a legal right to make a challenge

  You have a legal right to challenge your Council Tax band (‘make a…

• When you do not have a legal right to make a challenge

  You can ask for your band to be reviewed if: you have been paying Council…

• How to challenge

  For properties in England and Wales, use the online service to make a…

• After you make a challenge

  The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will confirm they’ve got your challenge.…

Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.

• Updated: 7 October 2024

• Updated: 31 March 2022

How the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system works and how vehicle operators should use it.

• Updated: 21 November 2024

Your Council Tax bill - how to work it out, who has to pay, discounts and exemptions for students and disabled people, second homes, empty properties, paying the bill and getting the Council Tax rebate.

OCRS is used to calculate the risk of commercial vehicle operators not following the rules on roadworthiness and traffic - how the system works, what your score means and how it can change

What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.

Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.

• Updated: 7 August 2024

Use this form to report comments and concerns about ear tags, pastern bands or boluses used to identify cattle, sheep and goats.