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Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer

• Letters, video and telephone calls

  Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…

• Email and social media

  Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…

• Banned items

  You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…

• Sending money

  You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…

• Visiting someone in prison

  You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…

This guide from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will help you identify fraudulent calls, emails and texts. You can also find out how to report any suspicious activity.

• Updated: 12 March 2026

Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order

• Overview

  You can register your ‘home rights’ with HM Land Registry - this can help…

• Apply if the property is registered

  Download and fill in the application for registration of a notice for home…

• Apply if the property is unregistered

  Download and fill in the application for registration of a ‘Class F Land…

Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.

• Updated: 13 March 2024

Things to consider when buying and using products.

• Updated: 29 July 2024

How to meet your new sponsor and their family, while staying safe online. Also information about how to stay safe in the UK.

• Updated: 3 December 2024

This pages advises those planning events and mass gatherings during periods of hot weather in England. This is part of the guidance for the hazard: heat.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.

• Updated: 22 May 2013

Guidance for local authorities applying for funding to support young people leaving care from children’s homes.

• Updated: 27 January 2023

Let the Child Benefit Office know that your child is staying in approved education or training after the age of 16 using the CH297 online service.