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Proof of Child Benefit - what you can use.
The home of Intellectual Property Office on GOV.UK. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copy…
Contact HMRC for help with tax credits, or to report changes to your circumstances
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
Find a business that sells number plates for your vehicle
Check a business's EORI number, used to import and export goods from the UK
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Becoming a citizen, Life in the UK test and getting a passport
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
Check school performance tables (‘league tables’), Ofsted reports and financial information.
Capital Gains Tax when you sell a property that's not your home: work out your gain and pay your tax on buy-to-let, business, agricultural and inherited properties
Use this service to apply to strike off a company from the Companies House register. It costs £33 to apply online, or £44 for a paper application.
Includes council tax appeals, bands, discounts and reductions
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
Sign in to the Construction Industry Scheme online service to file your contractor monthly returns or verify a subcontractor.
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