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The British Film Institute (BFI) is the lead organisation for film in the UK and use Lottery funds to support film production, distribution, education and audience development. Since 1933 they’ve cared for the BFI National Archive, and celebrated the best...

• Updated: 14 February 2023

Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.

• Updated: 22 January 2024

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 to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.

• Updated: 23 July 2024

Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments

Screening Decisions

• Updated: 5 January 2021

Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.

• Updated: 23 July 2021

Young people are set to benefit from TV and film industry support for the Government’s Youth Guarantee.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

Find out how to account for VAT when you rent out and part-exchange pre-recorded video cassette films.

• Updated: 27 September 2017

What MOD locations you can use for filming, how to apply to use them, and details about the Defence Image Database.

• Updated: 17 February 2021