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Apply to set up an arrangement with your employer to be kept informed and to be consulted

• Overview

  You, together with other employees, can ask your employer to keep you…

• Eligibility

  To make a request, you need to be an employee of a company or organisation…

• Make a request

  You can either write to: your employer to request an arrangement the…

• What happens next

  Your employer can start negotiating with you straight away if they choose…

• If a ballot is held

  Your employer may hold a ballot (a vote) to decide if they should start…

• Negotiate an agreement

  You need to negotiate with your employer when they agree - or the Central…

Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison

• Overview

  Probation means you’re serving your sentence but you’re not in prison. You…

• Meetings with your offender manager

  When you’re on probation you may have meetings with your offender manager.…

• If you break the rules of your probation

  You could go back to court if you break any rules of your probation. For…

• Being taken back to prison

  You can be taken straight back to prison if you have been released on…

• Ask to be released again on probation

  If you have been taken back to prison and think you should be released on…

Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.

• Overview

  With a Global Talent visa you can work in the UK, if you are a leader or…

• Combined arts, dance, literature, music, theatre or visual arts

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Architecture

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Fashion design

  You can apply for an endorsement as either a: leader in your field (called…

• Film and television

  You can apply for an endorsement if you work in: film television animation…

• If your endorsement application is refused

  You can ask for a review if you do not think your endorsement application…

Tax relief on donations, Gift Aid, payroll giving, leaving a gift in your will, keeping tax records; find a charity; donating land, property or shares

VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.

You have the right to speak for yourself in court without a solicitor or legal professional - where to get help with papers and procedures

Appeal to the Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals (RFAT) if you're a reservist, or you employ a reservist, and your claim for financial assistance has been turned down.

Appeal a call up into the reserve forces - request exemption if you're called out into service or ask for exemption for an employee if their request's been turned down

The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers

The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.