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This guidance about notifying other landowners applies to planning, householder, minor commercial and listed building consent appeals.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…
A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…
A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…
An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…
If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…
If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Anything posted or couriered to you from another country goes through…
You’ll be contacted by Royal Mail, Parcelforce or the courier company if…
Check that goods sent to you from outside the UK (or outside the UK and…
To qualify as gifts, goods must be: described as gifts on the customs…
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
Why children are sent to custody, what it's like, visiting, advice and support
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
How sellers of goods sent from abroad to customers in the UK should deal with UK VAT if the goods are returned to them.
Youth crime prevention programmes - how young people are put on a programme, what they're like, mentoring and involving parents and families.
An investigation into an accident involving a light aircraft has begun
Guidance for reservists and their employers about what happens before, during and after mobilisation, applying to delay or cancel mobilisation, getting financial assistance, reservists' rights during redundancy
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