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Apply for a certificate to confirm you only pay UK National Insurance contributions when you're working in 2 or more countries in the UK, EU, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for an employee you’re recruiting. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
Search a list of regulated professions to find out what qualifications or experience they require. Find contact details for regulators of those professions.
Links to the texts and status lists.
Know which court or tribunal to appeal to if you lose your case
You can only import certain goods using an ATA Carnet to claim relief under temporary admission in the UK. Some goods have special conditions attached.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
The European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) - which countries are in the EU and EEA, the single market and free movement of goods, capital, services and people
Plan your journey in cold weather - find out about gritting of roads and footpaths, the location of grit bins and snow clearance
Information on UK sanctions currently in place and how to apply for the appropriate licences.
A guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulations
Find out which locations you need to submit an ‘arrived’ export declaration at before moving goods and where to take the goods if they need to be checked.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
Explaining the background to devolution and how the legislatures and administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland work.
The approach the MHRA intends to take for products approved or pending in decentralised procedure (DCP) or mutual recognition procedures (MRP).
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
Find out which trade agreements the UK has signed and which the UK is negotiating.
Find out what records and invoices you need to keep as part of the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.
Class and permitted use of passenger ships, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, tenders, fishing boats, yachts, commercial vessels, and the required certificates.
Smart meters put consumers in control of their energy use, allowing them to adopt energy efficiency measures that can help save money on their energy bills and offset price increases.
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