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Check if a heat pump is a suitable option for heating your home, and the type of heat pump system you may be able to install.
If you’re travelling abroad, it's important to take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.
A collection of guidance to help landlords, homeowners and letting agents carry out correct right to rent checks and avoid civil penalties.
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.
Why you need a guarantee and how to work out how much guarantee you need to cover your movements.
Attorney General's jury vetting guidelines on when to use of right of stand by and what procedure to follow.
VAT checks by HM Revenue and Customs - VAT officers inspecting your VAT record keeping and business premises
Find out how to declare your goods so that the correct duty is applied, including where this is zero duty.
How and why safeguarding and accommodation checks must be entered into the CMS. Includes the importance of timeliness and updating.
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
Find out what VAT checks you must carry out on overseas sellers if you're an online marketplace operator, and what HMRC will do if you do not meet their requirements.
FCDO travel advice for Côte d'Ivoire. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.
Find out which drinks are liable for the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and how much you may need to pay.
FCDO travel advice for Jamaica. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
FCDO travel advice for the Philippines. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Check a UK VAT registration number is valid. Prove when you checked a number.
How to check your Simple Assessment: what to do if you think the figures used are incorrect, how to ask HMRC for a review, when to pay.
Check a teacher's record before they start working in your school or college.
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