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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
Product recall for Orangehome Ultrasonic Pest Repeller (4 pack) presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Seeking views on options for plastic recycling targets between 2016 and 2020 and glass recycling targets for 2018 to 2020.
When you may receive a Plastic Packaging Tax penalty, what you could be charged and how this is calculated.
Employment Tribunal decision.
This plan outlines the framework for evaluating the Plastic Packaging Tax.
How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Banning of various single-use plastic (SUP) products IAs
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Register for Plastic Packaging Tax service.
Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.
Find out how to decide what checks to make if you manufacture, import or buy plastic packaging from another business, and examples of checks you can carry out.
A call for evidence on using the tax system or charges to address single-use plastic waste
This section describes the statutory, business and third section mechanisms for micro and other plastics.
Call HMRC to get help with Plastic Packaging Tax, including general enquiries and changing your details
When you can treat waste plastic using heat without an environmental permit.
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