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Who and what Ofqual regulates, how to apply to be regulated and what happens when you want to stop being regulated.
Information for businesses.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Information on the role of OPSS, the creation of the UK regulator for construction products, and regulatory statements.
How to get fast-track approval of medical devices during COVID-19.
Find out about the requirements and obligations for warehousekeepers of motor and heating fuels in the UK.
When you can bring seal, walrus and sea lion products into Great Britain. How recognised authorities can get approval to export seal products to Great Britain for trade.
Resources for business.
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
The RPC is the independent regulatory scrutiny body for the UK Government. The Committee assesses the quality of evidence and analysis used to inform government regulatory proposals. This independent advice and scrutiny helps ensure that ministerial policy decisions are based...
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
An explanation of what happens to those judged inadequate on the Early Years Register and those not meeting registration requirements on the Childcare Register.
Regulations and guidance on fees and charging for environmental and other regulatory functions for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities.
Find out about Ofqual's rules for the qualifications and assessments we regulate.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Summaries of Enforcement Undertakings from businesses accepted by OPSS and their associated Completion Certificates.
An overview of the changes made to the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Safety) Regulations 2006 (ROGS) that came into force on 1 January 2021.
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