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Full lists of all the first forenames given to babies whose births were registered in Scotland in the previous calendar year.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications where the name a customer applies in does not match the name on their foreign documents.
Doug Chalmers has been appointed as chair of the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life.
Home Office guidance on how applications are handled to change names on official documents.
American viticultural area
Protected food name with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Find protected food and drink names in the official GB registers published by Defra.
Protected wine name with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Guidance on naming community events, projects and buildings to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it.
Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.
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