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How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Using a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA) - attorney duties, starting to act, gifting, ending, revoking an attorney.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
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