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Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
Sign in to your Help to Save account - check your balance, grow your savings and bonus, read your messages and do other tasks
Sign in to your agent services account, copy across clients and authorise new ones.
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
Guidance on how to pay different taxes and duties. Including how to check what you owe, ways to pay, and what to do if you have difficulties paying.
Tools and guidance for businesses
Search the charity register to find details of registered charities in England and Wales including contact information, activities, latest financial reports and current trustees.
The home of HM Passport Office on GOV.UK. HM Passport Office is the sole issuer of UK passports and responsible for civil registration services through the General Register Office.
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
Help if you're living with a health condition or disability. Includes Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
NHS Business Services Authority contact number for ordering prepaid prescriptions for 3 or 12 months at a cheaper rate than single prescriptions
How to start a tax credits claim, when to claim, joint claims, backdate a claim
Fees for common applications, for example Scale 1 and Scale 2 transactions, charges of registered land, leases, large scale and fixed fee applications.
Partner, spouse, dependant and family member visas and permits
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
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