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Use the DBS Update Service to keep your DBS check certificates up to date or check an applicant's DBS certificate (used to be called CRB checks).
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your confirmation statement (previously AR01 annual return)
How to pay your verification fee for the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme.
Check your Income Tax, Personal Allowance and tax code for the current tax year. Update details of your income from jobs and pensions.
What the confirmation statement is and how to send your statement to Companies House.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
If you want to claim Universal Credit you must verify your identity. This guide for claimants and people supporting them explains how to do that.
Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45 helps you decide how to check someone's identity.
How to notify the MHRA of your intention to carry out a clinical investigation for medical devices.
How to confirm your income and support a student's application for loans or grants - when to submit, which tax year, and change your details.
Check for file formatting errors and to submit annual returns for employment related securities (ERS) schemes and arrangements.
Information for headteachers, teachers and local authorities about accessing 2023 test results, scaled score conversion tables, marked scripts and test papers.
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.
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Application form ID2: certificate of identity for a corporate body.
Track the status and progress of your student finance application using your online account to make sure your money is ready for starting your course.
Tax you pay and tax relief you get on contributions to your private pension - annual allowance, lifetime allowance, apply for individual protection
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