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Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Find out when you can expect to receive a reply from HMRC to a query or request you've made.
How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - online, Direct Debit, bank transfer, cheque.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
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