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It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')

• Types of discrimination ('protected characteristics')

  It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of: age…

• How you can be discriminated against

  Discrimination can come in one of the following forms: direct…

• Discrimination at work

  The law protects you against discrimination at work, including: dismissal…

• What you can do

  If you think you’ve been unfairly discriminated against you can: complain…

Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.

How you can lose your protected allowances on pension savings, how to avoid this and how to tell HMRC if you lose protection.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.

• Updated: 6 January 2021

How UK museums and galleries can arrange to protect exhibits on loan from abroad from court-ordered seizure.

• Updated: 20 September 2024

Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.

• Updated: 6 December 2023

Check and amend your pension lifetime allowance protection.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.

Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.

For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.

• Updated: 1 March 2023