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Find out what records you must keep about trusts for tax purposes, who can access your information, and what to do if your records are lost or destroyed.
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
You need to keep records if you have to send HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
You must keep records about your business income and costs for longer if…
Income from employment You should keep documents about your pay and tax,…
You should keep all: bank or building society statements and passbooks…
You should keep details of: the dates when you let out your property all…
You may have to pay Capital Gains Tax if you sell (or ‘dispose of’)…
You should keep: evidence of income you’ve earned from overseas, like…
Find out how land managers can look after newly planted trees in areas where there’s been restocking due to pests and disease.
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
As a vet or pharmacist, you must follow legal requirements when working with controlled drugs in veterinary medicine.
How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Youth crime prevention programmes - how young people are put on a programme, what they're like, mentoring and involving parents and families.
The Resilience Capabilities Programme aims to increase the capability to respond to and recover from civil emergencies and provides advice on preparing for a crisis.
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