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£10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and from appointments.

• Updated: 3 February 2026

Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.

• Overview

  You can apply to be a guardian and manage the finances or property of…

• Who can apply

  You can apply if you’re the missing person’s: husband, wife or civil…

• Apply to be a guardian

  You can make a claim yourself or use a legal representative. Fill in the…

• How much it costs

  You must pay either: a £528 application fee if you apply to the Chancery…

• After you've applied

  The court will send copies of your form back to you, with ‘acknowledgement…

• When you’re appointed as a guardian

  The guardianship order will tell you when you can start to make decisions…

• Make decisions

  The Office of the Public Guardian will supervise you while you act as a…

• Keeping records, giving gifts and claiming expenses

  You must keep financial records and accounts. Follow the rules for gifts…

• Complete your report

  You must write a report for the Office of the Public Guardian each year…

• Make a decision that's not covered by the order

  You must apply to the High Court if you need to change your guardianship,…

• When the guardianship ends

  Your guardianship ends automatically if one of the following things…

If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them

• Overview

  If you’re an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or…

• Reporting and paying

  You must report taxable expenses or benefits you provide to your employees…

• Deadlines

  What you need to do Deadline after the end of the tax year Report expenses…

• Record keeping

  You must keep a record of all expenses and benefits you provide to your…

• Exemptions and dispensations

  You do not have to report some routine employee expenses to HM Revenue and…

Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.

See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use

How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Find out about tax as a landlord, and how to work out your rental income if you rent out property.

• Updated: 19 March 2025

How to charge VAT, calculate VAT, VAT rates, reclaim VAT on business expenses, keep digital records.

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.