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Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees
As an employer providing social functions and parties for your employees,…
You might not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or…
If any of the events you provide are not exempt, you’ll have to report the…
The following guide contains more detailed information: particular…
A guide to organising a street party - telling your council, closing roads, getting insurance and licences
Street parties on quiet streets that do not affect the wider road network…
You’ll need to get permission from your local council to close a road.…
Alcohol and food A licence is not needed if you’re going to provide…
You cannot buy or use fireworks if you're under 18, and you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on certain occasions
Check what you need to tell your local council if you are organising a small street party with your neighbours
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Information and advice on cleaning sex-on-premises venues.
Guidance for community groups and event organisers on running safe and considerate fireworks displays.
Check if an item of upholstered domestic seating is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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