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Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
You can get certain official UK documents ‘legalised’ by submitting them…
Apply online for a paper-based apostille or an e-Apostille. To apply,…
Contact the Legalisation Office if you have: a question about how the…
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) was a scheme to help protect…
The amount of State Pension you may get at State Pension age is based on…
You may still be able to apply for Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP),…
To claim Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP), you can apply online or…
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.
Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your…
Copyright protection starts as soon as a work is created. Once your…
You can license the use of your work if you own the copyright. You can…
You’re responsible for defending your copyright material against…
These publications present statistics on 'Stamp taxes'.
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
What Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is, how to work it out, current CGT rates and how to pay.
Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.
How to use the Trade Tariff tool or get help to classify your goods, so you pay the right amount of Customs Duty and import VAT.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
How to pay your Stamp Duty, and how long it takes for your payment to reach HMRC.
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