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The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…
A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…
A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…
An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…
If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…
If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…
Applications for the 2026 Step Up to Social Work programme are now closed.
The Month of the Military Child celebrates Service children each April.
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
Manually calculate if your payroll software or GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
You can apply to lease extra quota from a producer organisation (PO), to supplement your catch limits or to keep fishing a stock where the 10-metres-and-under or non-sector pool allocation has been used.
Template for GOV.UK publication page for departmental core transparency data, to be published quarterly.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Find out who has to pay VAT payments on account, how HMRC works out your payments, the alternatives and how and when to pay.
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