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A children’s social worker who had a double life running a large-scale drug and weapons enterprise had her sentence increased following intervention by the Solicitor General.
A licence to temporarily possess and move dead beavers for post-mortem health and disease testing.
The law on squatting - what squatting is, squatters' rights, removing squatters, getting your property back from squatters and adverse possession. Includes information from the withdrawn EX332 and EX333 guidance.
Squatting is when someone deliberately enters property without permission…
A non-residential property is any building or land that is not designed to…
A long-term squatter can become the registered owner of property or land…
HM Land Registry will tell you if squatters apply for legal ownership of…
You can remove squatters using an interim possession order (IPO) or making…
You may be classed as homeless if you’re squatting. Get advice from…
Apply for a licence to possess European protected species and Habitats Directive (annexes II(b) and IV) species for science and education and find out how to report your actions.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, possessing, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
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