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The Approved Documents provide guidance on ways to meet the building regulations.
Learn how to publish accessible documents to meet the needs of all users under the accessibility regulations.
Form DL: list of documents that accompany a first registration application.
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
A collections page for framework documents between sponsor departments and their arm’s length bodies.
What you need to do if you've submitted a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service and need to send supporting documents or respond to HMRC queries.
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
How to serve legal documents overseas and take evidence abroad.
Certify a document as a true copy of the original by getting it signed and dated by a professional person, like a solicitor
You're required to keep records for all traded goods you declare to HMRC for four years, for duty and tax purposes and for government statistics.
Ofqual's formal legal list of Regulatory Documents (documents containing additional rules and guidance for regulated qualifications).
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Find out how to buy print copies of official documents (command, House of Commons and un-numbered act papers) and how to be listed as a supplier of print copies.
Use this online service to complete a form or send additional documents for a UK patent you've already applied for (a patent pending)
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
A fully searchable PDF of all the Approved Documents.
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Use this form to list the documents you know about that are related to a claim, where the court orders standard disclosure.
Find a list of codes for the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared (for example, licences and certificates) in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5A).
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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