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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
What to do if you’re bringing your pet or pets to Great Britain: quarantine rules, documents you need, types of animal you can bring.
What to do if you’re bringing plants and products like wood and timber into Great Britain, including what certificates you'll need.
Call for public and UK beekeepers to keep watch and report any sightings of Asian hornets this summer.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
How to report dead wild birds.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to apply to import, export or re-export endangered animal and plant species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.
What you need to do if you keep, grow, find or sell certain invasive plant species and your responsibilities to prevent their spread.
Bluetongue does not affect human health or food safety.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
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