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How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.
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How to use an interrupted time series to evaluate your digital health product.
These principles describe how the government should manage legacy technology.
How investigators and sponsors should manage clinical trials during COVID-19
This guidance outlines how to create and implement a cloud strategy, and when to consider a single, hybrid or multi-cloud solution.
Information about the EU Regulations and their implementation in Northern Ireland
Keep systems and data safe with the appropriate level of security.
Guidance to help you plan and prepare for implementing artificial intelligence (AI).
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of Pharmacovigilance requirements during the transition time from the date the revised VMR have effect in GB to 17 May 2027.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
The government introduced a number of measures through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 to incentivise the prompt build-out of housing sites. This update outlines recent progress in the implementation of these measures and next steps.
Find out how to kill trees on site using chemical treatments to prevent the spread of pests and diseases.
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
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