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  • Dates when the clocks go back or forward - includes British Summer Time, Greenwich Mean Time

  • Find out how to buy print copies of official documents (command, House of Commons and un-numbered act papers) and how to be listed as a supplier of print copies.

  • An overview of the process by which bills become law.

  • Legislation on animal feed applies to a wide range of animal feed businesses and activities. This page contains further guidance on key legislation affecting businesses involved with animal feed.

  • Guidance about the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Treaty Unit.

  • An easy read guide to applying for a postal vote in England, Scotland or Wales. This is a step by step guide on how to complete the online application.

  • This guidance is designed to help officials deal with some commonly occurring policy issues that are dealt with by adopting a commonly occurring legislative solution.

  • The devolution guidance notes (DGNs) set out advice on working arrangements between the UK government and the devolved administrations.

  • Your Vote Matters aims to give people the knowledge and skills to influence local and national politics.

  • An easy read guide to applying for a proxy vote in England, Scotland or Wales. This is a step by step guide on how to complete the online application.

  • An easy read guide to renewing your overseas elector registration to vote. This is a step by step guide to completing the online application and other ways of renewing.

  • An easy read guide to applying for a Voter Authority Certificate in England, Scotland or Wales. This is a step by step guide on how to complete the application.

  • This guidance, for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC), explains how to draft amendments to bills.

  • Members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel share their experience of working in the office.

  • Information about grant funding for democratic engagement pilots and how eligible civil society organisations operating in England can apply.

  • This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights.

  • The Taskforce sits within the framework of the National Committee for Safety of Journalists, which helps to ensure journalists are able to carry out their work free from physical threats, attacks and violence within the UK.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Guidance on financial resolutions and their role in the legislative process.

  • This guidance provides detailed advice on good election security practice. If you are an election candidate, please visit the Candidate Security Guidance Collection linked at the top of this page to find the specific informa…

  • Individual Electoral Registration gives everyone who is eligible to vote control over their own registration and the option to register online.