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• Updated: 30 November 2023

Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

The food safety and hygiene regulations you must follow - the law, regulations

• Food safety

  If your business deals in food you must: make sure food is safe to eat…

• Food hygiene

  Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene. Hazard…

• Food inspections

  You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food…

• Report a food safety incident

  You must tell the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if you think any food your…

Find out when and at what rate you need to charge VAT if you supply food and drink for catering or takeaway.

• Updated: 5 August 2022

How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies

If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards

Find out about different rules for entitlement that affect some employment types, including agency workers, directors and educational workers.

• Updated: 10 September 2021

When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision

Tables showing the method used to produce the Local Housing Allowance rates in accordance with statute.

• Updated: 31 January 2025

Apply to your local council for equipment or help adapting your home if you’re disabled