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Use this service to verify your identity for Companies House.
How to use and manage the personal code you receive when you verify your identity for Companies House.
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
How to complete your identity verification in person at a Post Office, once you've entered your photo ID details online.
Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.
This list includes details of businesses and sole traders that have registered as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). This is also known as an authorised agent.
Information on OPSS product safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products and resources for consumers, businesses and regulators.
Understanding your role as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP), also known as a Companies House authorised agent.
Find out what you need to do to renew your SIA licence.
How to meet our identity verification standard when verifying someone’s identity for Companies House.
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
How to access the Environment Agency's public registers of environmental information.
How to use our service to register as as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP), also known as a Companies House authorised agent.
The conditions you must follow if you hold an SIA licence, and the penalties you may face for not doing so.
Use this service to find goods and services that would be acceptable as part of a UK trade mark application.
List of trade mark forms and fees.
How to file an update statement for an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers.
The different types of SIA licence, and which job activities need a licence.
Information about licence-linked qualifications, the awarding organisations that offer these qualifications, and how to find an approved training provider.
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