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• Updated: 20 July 2022

Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.

• What is a whistleblower

  You’re a whistleblower if you’re a worker and you report certain types of…

• Who to tell and what to expect

  You can tell your employer - they may have a whistleblowing policy that…

• If you’re treated unfairly after whistleblowing

  You can take a case to an employment tribunal if you’ve been treated…

Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in

• Overview

  Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…

• Talk to your neighbour

  Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…

• Contact your neighbour's landlord

  If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…

• Use a mediation service

  If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…

• Complain about noise to the council

  You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…

• High hedges, trees and boundaries

  You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…

• Call the police

  You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…

• Take action through the courts

  If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…

When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.

Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.

• Updated: 5 June 2023

Responding to suspected breaches of planning control.

• Updated: 8 August 2024

The government is launching adverts for the first time on Zalo, as it expands its campaign warning people about the dangers of trusting people smuggling gangs.

• Updated: 31 March 2025

Midland Region, Judge C Goodall and Mr G S Freckelton FRICS on 7th October 2020

• Updated: 10 November 2020

What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud

Complain about or report company for breaking the law or committing fraud, running scams, or selling faulty products of services