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Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
Number plates (also known as licence plates) must show your registration…
The number plates on your vehicle must: be made from a reflective material…
You might need to get a number plate made up if for example: your number…
You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the…
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
You can use the British Forces Post Office (BFPO) to send a letter or…
You can only use the enduring families free mail service to send things to…
You must: use a printed address label or write the address clearly in…
You must complete a customs declaration if you’re sending a parcel. Write…
The cost of using British Forces Post Office (BFPO) depends on the size…
Not all UK online retailers are able to send things to a BFPO address.…
You cannot send some items in BFPO mail, including: alcohol arms and…
You can send letters (also known as ‘blueys’) and parcels for free to…
You may be able to claim compensation if your post: does not arrive within…
Learn how to publish accessible documents to meet the needs of all users under the accessibility regulations.
The Secretary of State writes to social landlords that have received severe maladministration judgements from the Housing Ombudsman or received regulatory notices for breaches of the consumer standards from the Regulator of Social Housing.
Guidance about changes to building regulations policy. Only applies to England.
Letters from the Building Safety Programme, established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe and feel safe, now and in the future.
Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and services abroad for passports and visas. Sometimes called information notes.
Letters to chairs of FE and sixth-form colleges from the Further Education Commissioner and ministers on policy developments in the sector.
These letters provide information about business rates issued by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Only applies to England.
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