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This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Find registered designs in the UK
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
This paper studies how active labour market policies affect the exchange of information and support among jobseekers
Guidance explaining the powers schools have to screen and search pupils, and to confiscate items they find.
Detention services order 09/2012 about searching detainees, staff and visitors at removal centres.
Find out about the information we have on our registers and how to ask us for it
Check if someone is disqualified from being a company director, when their disqualification starts and ends, why they were disqualified
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
Search the Individual Insolvency Register for details about bankruptcy orders, Debt Relief Orders, Individual Voluntary Arrangements, and restrictions orders and undertakings
When we search for earlier trade marks we only look in classes containing the same or similar goods or services to your application.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Search for local land charges on land and property.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Use this service to find goods and services that would be acceptable as part of a UK trade mark application.
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