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Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilities as a…
A mother automatically has parental responsibility for her child from…
If you’re not the mother, you can apply to court to get parental…
Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10 years old. Children are treated differently from adults, are dealt with by youth courts and sent to special secure centres for young people.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) gives independent and authoritative analysis of the UK’s public finances. OBR is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by HM Treasury .
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Your responsibilities as a public body when carrying out or approving works on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
As a tenant renting out a commercial property, you have certain responsibilities including maintenance, health and safety, and making provisions for your staff and visitors
Use this form to record an agreement between a child’s parents and a step-parent (who is the spouse or civil partner of a parent) that the step-parent should have parental responsibility for the child.
As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
If the UKCA marking applies to products you manufacture or supply, you will have specific obligations and responsibilities for compliance, depending on your role.
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