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• Updated: 13 January 2025

Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.

• Updated: 6 February 2025

Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights

• Joining a trade union

  A trade union is an organisation with members who are usually workers or…

• Trade union membership: your employment rights

  You have the right to: choose to join or not join a union decide to leave…

• Role of your trade union rep

  A trade union representative (‘rep’) is a union member who represents and…

• Union negotiations with your employer

  When an employer and a union agree to negotiate on pay, terms and…

What you need to do to buy, sell or hire out items made of or containing ivory in the UK.

• Updated: 29 August 2025

Includes how to report antisocial behaviour, like nuisance noise, vandalism or abandoned vehicles, reporting antisocial behaviour anonymously, getting support.

Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.

Find out what help you can get to help you manage your debts.

Employer's responsibilities during the process of union recognition.

What to do if you think you are a victim of identity theft or fraud, and what signs to look out for.

• Updated: 29 November 2023

How internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing, HMRC scams, immigration scams.