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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.
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill supporting documents.
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
Having parental responsibility means you have legal rights and duties…
You automatically have parental responsibility if you give birth to the…
If you’re not the birth mother, you can apply to court to get parental…
Fire safety in business and non-domestic premises: the responsible person, fire risk assessments, shared premises, new buildings, enforcement, appeals and penalties
Learn about your responsibilities if you own or manage an online platform or service.
Guidance for organisations on how to apply to be the Producer Responsibility Organisation to administer the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme, and how your application will be assessed.
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 .
As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.
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