My partner and I live abroad.We are planning to take our daughter to an independent school in the UK when she turns 5. We admire the UK National curriculum. Can i bring other young daughter through this visa?

You can bring your other children with you if they also have or are applying for a Child Student visa.

Parent of a Child Student visa

Who can apply

You can only apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child has or is applying for a Child Student visa. Or if they currently have a Tier 4 (Child) visa.

Your child must be aged between 4 and 11 when you apply, and be attending an independent school in the UK.

You must also:

be the only parent accompanying your child in the UK

have enough money to support yourself and your child in the UK

maintain your main home outside the UK

plan to leave the UK when your visa expires

Bringing family members with you

To be eligible for a Parent of a Child Student visa you must be the only parent accompanying your child in the UK. The child’s other parent must live abroad, and cannot apply to join you in the UK.

You cannot bring other family members with you on this visa. They may be able to apply to come to the UK on a short-term visit visa.

If you or your family are from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

If you or a close family member started living in the UK before 1 January 2021, you may be able to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme.

Otherwise you need a visa to come to the UK for more than 6 months. The earliest your Parent of a Child Student visa will start from is 1 January 2021.

Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme.

How long you can stay

You can stay in the UK until your child’s visa expires or they turn 12, whichever happens first.

You can extend your visa while in the UK as long as you meet the eligibility requirements.

If you leave the UK

If your child is staying in education in the UK without you, you must make arrangements for their ongoing care. For example, if your child turns 12 and their visa is still valid, they may be able to start boarding at their current school, or live with other family members in the UK.

What you cannot do

While you’re in the UK on a Parent of a Child Student visa, you cannot:

do paid work

study

start a business

make the UK your main home

apply for benefits (public funds), or the State Pension

bring other family members with you

switch to a different type of visa

Money you need

When you apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa, you must:

pay the application fee

pay the healthcare surcharge for each year of your stay

prove that you have enough money to support yourself and your child while you’re in the UK

Visa application fee

A Parent of a Child Student visa costs £516.

Healthcare surcharge

You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your online application. It usually costs £624 per year.

This is so you can use the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK.

Check how much you’ll need to pay before you apply.

You pay the surcharge as part of your online visa application.

Money to support yourself and your child

You’ll need to show that you have enough money to support yourself and your child in the UK.

You’ll need £1,560 for each month of your stay up to a maximum of 9 months. This amount is to support both you and your child.

For example, if you’re staying for 9 months or longer you’ll need to prove you have £14,040 (9 months × £1,560).

If you want to bring your other children

You’ll need an extra £625 per month, up to a maximum of 9 months, for each additional child that accompanies you to the UK. They must be a sibling of your other child and also have a Child Student visa.

If you’re extending your visa

If you’ve been in the UK for at least 12 months on a valid visa, you do not need to prove you have money to support yourself and your child for your visa application.

Documents you'll need to apply

When you apply you’ll need to provide:

a current passport or other valid travel document

proof that you have enough money to support yourself and your child - unless you’ve been in the UK for at least 12 months on a valid visa

evidence that you have a permanent home outside the UK

Depending on your circumstances, you might also need to provide:

your tuberculosis (TB) test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the TB test

a certified translation of any documents that are not in English or Welsh

Apply from outside the UK

You must apply online for a Parent of a Child Student visa before you travel to the UK.

The earliest you can apply is 6 months before you travel to the UK.

Check what documents you’ll need to apply.

Apply online

As part of your online application, you will need to book an appointment at a visa application centre to prove your identity. You’ll have your fingerprints and photograph (known as ‘biometric information’) taken at your appointment.

The visa application centre may keep your passport and documents while processing your application.

You’ll be told what you need to do when you apply.

Once you’ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Apply online

Continue your application

You can sign back into your application if you’ve saved it. Check your email and follow the link to return to your application.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once you’ve applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you’ll usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision. Check if your visa application centre offers faster decisions and other services.

After you apply

You’ll be contacted if your application is complex and will take longer, for example because:

your supporting documents need to be verified

of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction)

If you need to change or cancel your application

If you need to change something in your application after you’ve sent it, contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

You can ask to cancel your application by contacting UKVI. Your fee will only be refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.

After you get a decision

You’ll get a letter or an email containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

Find out what happens after you get your decision.

Extend your visa

You can apply to extend your visa while in the UK as long as you and your child meet the eligibility requirements. This includes if your child currently has a Tier 4 (Child) student visa.

How long you can stay

When you extend your visa you can stay in the UK until the date your child’s student visa expires or they turn 12, whichever happens first.

When to apply to extend your visa

You must apply before your current visa expires.

You can stay in the UK until you get a decision on your visa application.

Apply to extend your visa

You must apply online.

When you apply, you’ll be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) service point. At the appointment you must provide your biometric information (your fingerprints and a photo). It costs £19.20.

You’ll also need to submit your supporting documents. You can:

upload them into the online service

have them scanned at your UKVCAS appointment

Once you’ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Apply to extend

Continue your application

Get help to apply online

You can get help with completing the online form if you:

do not feel confident using a computer or mobile device

do not have internet access

You can only use this service if you’re applying to extend your visa in the UK.

You cannot get immigration advice through this service.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once you’ve applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you’ll usually get a decision on your visa within 8 weeks.

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision - you’ll be told if you can when you apply.

You can stay in the UK until you’ve been given a decision, as long as you applied before your last visa expired.

You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do.

After you apply

You’ll be contacted if your application is complex and will take longer, for example because:

your supporting documents need to be verified

of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction)

If you need to change or cancel your application

You can ask to withdraw your application by contacting UKVI. Your fee will only be refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.

After you get a decision

Find out what happens after you get your decision.

If you applied for an administrative review because your application was refused, you can stay in the UK until you get your review decision.

Parent of a Child Student visa

Who can apply

You must also:

be the only parent accompanying your child in the UK

have enough money to support yourself and your child in the UK

maintain your main home outside the UK

plan to leave the UK when your visa expires

Bringing family members with you

If you or your family are from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

Irish citizens do not need to apply for a visa or to the EU Settlement Scheme.

How long you can stay

You can stay in the UK until your child’s visa expires or they turn 12, whichever happens first.

You can extend your visa while in the UK as long as you meet the eligibility requirements.

If you leave the UK

What you cannot do

While you’re in the UK on a Parent of a Child Student visa, you cannot:

do paid work

study

start a business

make the UK your main home

apply for benefits (public funds), or the State Pension

bring other family members with you

switch to a different type of visa

Money you need

When you apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa, you must:

pay the application fee

pay the healthcare surcharge for each year of your stay

prove that you have enough money to support yourself and your child while you’re in the UK

Visa application fee

A Parent of a Child Student visa costs £516.

Healthcare surcharge

This is so you can use the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK.

Check how much you’ll need to pay before you apply.

You pay the surcharge as part of your online visa application.

Money to support yourself and your child

You’ll need to show that you have enough money to support yourself and your child in the UK.

If you want to bring your other children

If you’re extending your visa

Documents you'll need to apply

When you apply you’ll need to provide:

a current passport or other valid travel document

evidence that you have a permanent home outside the UK

Depending on your circumstances, you might also need to provide:

your tuberculosis (TB) test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the TB test

a certified translation of any documents that are not in English or Welsh

Apply from outside the UK

You must apply online for a Parent of a Child Student visa before you travel to the UK.

The earliest you can apply is 6 months before you travel to the UK.

Check what documents you’ll need to apply.

Apply online

The visa application centre may keep your passport and documents while processing your application.

You’ll be told what you need to do when you apply.

Once you’ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Apply online

Continue your application

How long it takes to get a decision

After you apply

You’ll be contacted if your application is complex and will take longer, for example because:

your supporting documents need to be verified

of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction)

If you need to change or cancel your application

After you get a decision

Find out what happens after you get your decision.

Extend your visa

How long you can stay

When to apply to extend your visa

You must apply before your current visa expires.

You can stay in the UK until you get a decision on your visa application.

Apply to extend your visa

You must apply online.

You’ll also need to submit your supporting documents. You can:

upload them into the online service

have them scanned at your UKVCAS appointment

Once you’ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Apply to extend

Continue your application

Get help to apply online

You can get help with completing the online form if you:

do not feel confident using a computer or mobile device

do not have internet access

You can only use this service if you’re applying to extend your visa in the UK.

You cannot get immigration advice through this service.

How long it takes to get a decision

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision - you’ll be told if you can when you apply.

After you apply

You’ll be contacted if your application is complex and will take longer, for example because:

your supporting documents need to be verified

of your personal circumstances (for example if you have a criminal conviction)

If you need to change or cancel your application

After you get a decision

Find out what happens after you get your decision.


I am currently employed part-time as a care assistant and am also studying for a first degree in social work via a non-residential part-time course offered by my local university. My household income is around £16,000 pa, but my employer does not directly contribute to the cost of my training. The course is approved. Am I likely to be eligible for a social work bursary?

Social work bursaries are available to eligible social work students who:

Social work bursaries

Overview

If you’re training for social work you may get a bursary.

Social work bursaries:

help with living costs and tuition fees

don’t depend on your household income

don’t have to be paid back

What you'll get

The social work bursary is a grant that doesn’t depend on your household income and doesn’t have to be paid back.

The amount you get depends on:

where you study

whether you study full or part-time

the cost of your tuition

Graduates doing an undergraduate social work course can apply for the Maintenance Loan part of the main student finance
package.

How it’s paid

Social work bursaries are paid in 3 instalments, one each term.

If you’re disabled

You may be able to get extra help if you’re disabled and a postgraduate student.

Eligibility

don’t get funding from their employer

are studying an approved undergraduate or postgraduate course in social work

don’t already have a higher education social work qualification

Your university or college will tell you if your course qualifies.

Undergraduate students may also be able to get help from the main student finance
package - apply to Student Finance England.

You’re not eligible for a bursary if you’re studying on an employment-based course including direct Open University courses.

How to apply

You need to download forms from NHS Business Services Authority. The address to send the form is in the guidance notes.

The deadline for 2017 to 2018 applications depends on when you start your course:

Course starts | Application deadline

Autumn term | 1 November 2017

Winter term | 14 February 2018

Evidence needed

You may need to prove your identity by sending both:

your birth certificate

your passport (which must be valid)

Social work bursaries

Overview

Social work bursaries:

help with living costs and tuition fees

don’t depend on your household income

don’t have to be paid back

What you'll get

The amount you get depends on:

where you study

whether you study full or part-time

the cost of your tuition

How it’s paid

If you’re disabled

Eligibility

don’t get funding from their employer

How to apply

Course starts | Application deadline

Autumn term | 1 November 2017

Winter term | 14 February 2018

Evidence needed

your birth certificate

your passport (which must be valid)


I own and run a small office supplies company in Slough, England. I recently received a letter from the DWP requesting that I calculate and make DEA deductions from the pay of one of my employees who had previously been overpaid benefits by them. Do my employee's travel expenses count as part of their income when calculating the amount to deduct?

Do not count:

Make benefit debt deductions from an employee's pay

Overview

As an employer you may be asked to deduct benefit overpayments an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay. This is called a Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA).

DWP will write to you and ask you to operate the DEA scheme if any of your employees are affected. DEA only applies to a small proportion of people owing money to DWP.

You may also be asked to make deductions for Housing Benefit overpayments an employee owes their local authority. Contact local authorities, not DWP, about these deductions.

How it works

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will write to you if you need to make Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) deductions for an employee.

How deductions work

You’ll need to follow these steps if you get a letter from DWP saying you need to make Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) deductions for an employee:

Tell your employee that money will be deducted from their pay.

Work out how much to deduct from your employee’s pay.

Check if your employee has other debt orders to pay and if they take priority over DEA.

Take the money from your employee’s pay.

Pay the money to DWP no later than the 19th day of the month following deduction in your payroll.

Continue to make employee deductions and payments to DWP until the debt has been repaid or DWP tells you to stop.

Read the employer’s guide for more information on DEA deductions and payments.

Record keeping

You must keep a record of deductions and tell DWP when an employee leaves your company.

You could be fined up to £1,000 if you do not make DEA deductions.

Help with DWP payments

Call the employer helpline if you have questions about how to run DEA or pay DWP.

This helpline is for DWP deductions only. Contact your employee’s local authority for Housing Benefit deductions.

Calculating DEA

To calculate the deductions from your employee’s pay you’ll have to:

work out the employee’s earnings after tax, class 1 National Insurance and workplace pension contributions

deduct the percentage shown in the table from the employee’s earnings

check if the employee has other debt orders and if they take priority over Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) - see the employer’s guide

If the total of all deductions is more than 40% of the employee’s net earnings, DEA must be adjusted - see the employer’s guide.

If payments are made every 2 or 4 weeks, calculate weekly pay and deduct the percentage in the table.

Standard DEA rates

Deductions from earnings | Employee’s weekly pay | Employee’s monthly pay

Nothing to deduct | £100 or less | £430 or less

3% | £100.01 to £160 | £430.01 to £690

5% | £160.01 to £220 | £690.01 to £950

7% | £220.01 to £270 | £950.01 to £1,160

11% | £270.01 to £375 | £1,160.01 to £1,615

15% | £375.01 to £520 | £1,615.01 to £2,240

20% | More than £520 | More than £2,240

Higher DEA rates

In some circumstances you may be asked to deduct DEA at a higher rate. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will tell you which rate to use when it contacts you to set up DEA deductions.

5% | £100 or less | £430 or less

6% | £100.01 to £160 | £430.01 to £690

10% | £160.01 to £220 | £690.01 to £950

14% | £220.01 to £270 | £950.01 to £1,160

22% | £270.01 to £375 | £1,160.01 to £1,615

30% | £375.01 to £520 | £1,615.01 to £2,240

40% | More than £520 | More than £2,240

Call the employer helpline if you’re unsure which rate to pay.

There is more detail about calculating DEA in the employer’s guide.

What counts as earnings

When calculating Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) payments, you should include as earnings:

wages and salary

fees

bonuses

commission

overtime pay

occupational pensions if paid with wages or salary

compensation payments

Statutory Sick Pay

most other payments on top of wages

pay in lieu of notice

Do not count:

Statutory Maternity Pay

Statutory Adoption Pay

Ordinary or Additional Paternity Pay

guaranteed minimum pension

any money the employee gets from the government, such as benefits, pensions or credits (includes Northern Ireland or anywhere outside the UK)

statutory redundancy pay

expenses

pay or allowances as a member of HM Forces (does not include allowances for special members of the reserve force)

expenses

Overview

How it works

How deductions work

Take the money from your employee’s pay.

Record keeping

Help with DWP payments

Calculating DEA

Standard DEA rates

3% | £100.01 to £160 | £430.01 to £690

5% | £160.01 to £220 | £690.01 to £950

7% | £220.01 to £270 | £950.01 to £1,160

11% | £270.01 to £375 | £1,160.01 to £1,615

15% | £375.01 to £520 | £1,615.01 to £2,240

20% | More than £520 | More than £2,240

Higher DEA rates

5% | £100 or less | £430 or less

6% | £100.01 to £160 | £430.01 to £690

10% | £160.01 to £220 | £690.01 to £950

14% | £220.01 to £270 | £950.01 to £1,160

22% | £270.01 to £375 | £1,160.01 to £1,615

30% | £375.01 to £520 | £1,615.01 to £2,240

40% | More than £520 | More than £2,240

What counts as earnings

wages and salary

fees

bonuses

commission

overtime pay

compensation payments

Statutory Sick Pay

most other payments on top of wages

pay in lieu of notice

Do not count:

Statutory Maternity Pay

Statutory Adoption Pay

Ordinary or Additional Paternity Pay

guaranteed minimum pension

statutory redundancy pay

expenses


I have just joined the VAT annual accounting scheme. I am sorting out the payment schedule for my business for cashflow purposes. I am currently looking to sort out the final payment. When is the final payment due for this scheme?

Final payment | Within 2 months of month 12

VAT Annual Accounting Scheme

Overview

Usually, VAT-registered businesses submit their VAT Returns and payments to HM Revenue and Customs 4 times a year.

With the Annual Accounting Scheme you:

make advance VAT payments towards your VAT bill - based on your last return (or estimated if you’re new to VAT)

submit 1 VAT Return a year

From 1 April 2019, most businesses will need to keep digital VAT records and use software to submit VAT Returns.

When you submit your VAT Return you either:

make a final payment - the difference between your advance payments and actual VAT bill

apply for a refund - if you’ve overpaid your VAT bill

The scheme would not suit your business if you regularly reclaim VAT because you’ll only be able to get 1 refund a year (when you submit the VAT Return).

You can join the scheme if your estimated VAT taxable turnover is £1.35 million or less.

Talk to an accountant or tax adviser if you want advice on whether the Annual Accounting Scheme is right for you.

Join or leave the scheme

You must be eligible to join the scheme.

How to join

You can join the scheme:

online - when you register for VAT

by post - fill in VAT600 AA (or use VAT600 AA/FRS to apply for the Flat Rate Scheme at the same time)

Do not use the address on the form - send it to the following address instead.

Confirmation you’ve joined the scheme is sent to your VAT online account (or in the post if you do not apply online).

How to leave

You can leave the scheme at any time, but you must leave if you’re no longer eligible to be in it.

To leave, write to HMRC and they will confirm when you can leave. From this date, you must account for your VAT in the usual way.

You have to wait 12 months before you can rejoin the scheme.

Eligibility

You can join the Annual Accounting Scheme if:

you’re a VAT-registered business

your estimated VAT taxable turnover is £1.35 million or less in the next 12 months

VAT taxable turnover is the total of everything sold that is not VAT exempt.

Exceptions

You cannot use the scheme if:

you left the scheme in the last 12 months

your business is part of a VAT registered division or group of companies

you’re not up to date with your VAT Returns or payments

you’re insolvent

Leaving the scheme

You must leave the scheme if:

you’re no longer eligible to be in it

your VAT taxable turnover is (or is likely to be) more than £1.6 million at the end of the annual accounting year

Return and payment deadlines

Check your VAT Return and payment deadlines in your HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online account.

VAT Return deadline

There are 12 months in your VAT accounting period. Your VAT Return is due once a year, 2 months after the end of your accounting period.

Most businesses now need to keep digital VAT records and use software to submit VAT Returns.

Payment deadlines

You must make advance payments towards your VAT bill (either monthly or quarterly) during your accounting period and a final payment when you submit your VAT Return.

Payment | Deadline

Monthly | Due at the end of months 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12

Quarterly | Due at the end of months 4, 7 and 10

How much do you pay

Each payment is either 10% of your estimated VAT bill (monthly payments) or 25% (quarterly payments). The amount is based on previous VAT returns (or estimated if you’re new to VAT).

HMRC will write telling you when your instalments are due and how much they’ll be.

The final payment (known as a ‘balancing payment’) is the difference between your advance payments and the actual VAT bill confirmed on your VAT Return.

You may be due a VAT refund if you’ve overpaid HMRC.

You must pay VAT to HMRC electronically, for example by Direct Debit or internet banking.


We are driving through France and Spain for a holiday. We have been told that you do not need to have a GB sticker when you have a flag on the number plate. Our licence plate has the flag of the Red Dragon of Wales. Is this sufficient for travelling through France and Spain?

You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:

Displaying number plates

Overview

Number plates (also known as licence plates) must show your registration number correctly. You cannot rearrange letters or numbers, or alter them so that they’re hard to read.

You could be fined up to £1,000 and your vehicle will fail its MOT test if you drive with incorrectly displayed number plates.

The current vehicle registration number format was introduced in 2001. It consists of:

2 letters (these refer to the region in the country where your vehicle was first registered)

2 numbers (these tell you when it was issued)

3 letters chosen at random

You can get theft-resistant number plates - these make it harder for someone to remove them from your vehicle quickly and reuse them. Ask your local car dealer or registered number plate supplier for more information.

You can also get personalised number plates.

Rules for number plates

The number plates on your vehicle must:

be made from a reflective material

display black characters on a white background (front plate)

display black characters on a yellow background (rear plate)

not have a background pattern

Characters on a number plate can be 3D.

If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle

Motorcycles and motor tricycles registered on or after 1 September 2001 must only display a number plate at the rear of the vehicle.

If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle registered before 1 September 2001 you can also display a number plate at the front, but you do not have to.

Motorcycle and motor tricycle number plate numbers should be on 2 lines.

Towing a trailer

Your trailer must display the same number plate as the vehicle you’re towing it with. If you’re towing more than one trailer, the number plate must be fixed to the trailer at the back.

Taking commercial or heavy trailers abroad

If your trailer needs to be registered to go abroad, you need to fix the trailer registration plate to the back, as well as the towing vehicle’s number plate.

Fix the trailer registration plate as far away as possible from the towing vehicle’s number plate.

If you cannot fix the trailer registration plate on the back of your trailer, fix it to both sides instead. Make sure they’re clearly visible.

Letter spacing, size and style

The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size.

Read leaflet INF104: vehicle registration numbers and number plates - height and size measurement, for more information.

If you have a trailer, read leaflet INF291: trailer registration numbers and number plates.

Getting number plates made up

You can only get a number plate made up from a registered number plate supplier.

The supplier will need to see original documents that:

prove your name and address

show you’re allowed to use the registration number

Identity documents

You can use the following to confirm your name and address:

driving licence

utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months

bank or building society statement from the last 6 months

national identity card

The following will confirm your name only:

passport - does not have to be issued in the UK

bank or building society debit or credit card

police warrant card

armed forces identity card

Proving you can use the registration number

You must bring one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:

vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI

certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number

retention document (V778)

a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

a number plate authorisation certificate (V948) with an official stamp from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)

a letter of authorisation from a fleet operator (including lease or hire company) quoting the document reference number from the registration certificate

if your fleet is in the new V5C on demand scheme (also called ‘V5C suppression’), a PDF of the vehicle’s details from the view vehicle record service

UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)

Flags, symbols and identifiers

You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:

Union flag (also known as the Union Jack)

Cross of St George

Cross of St Andrew - also known as the Saltire

Red Dragon of Wales

The letters, or national identifiers, you can have are:

GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB

UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK

CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym

ENGLAND, England, ENG, Eng

SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco

WALES or Wales

The flag must be above the identifier. You cannot have the flag or letters on the number plate margin, and neither can be more than 50 millimetres wide.

Travelling in Europe

If your number plate includes the GB identifier with the Union flag (also known as the Union Jack), you do not need a GB sticker. But you will need to display a GB sticker clearly on the rear of your vehicle if your number plate has any of the following:

a Euro symbol

a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales

numbers and letters only - no flag or identifier

If you’re in Spain, Cyprus or Malta, you must display a GB sticker no matter what is on your number plate.

Red Dragon of Wales

Displaying number plates

Overview

The current vehicle registration number format was introduced in 2001. It consists of:

2 letters (these refer to the region in the country where your vehicle was first registered)

2 numbers (these tell you when it was issued)

3 letters chosen at random

You can also get personalised number plates.

Rules for number plates

The number plates on your vehicle must:

be made from a reflective material

display black characters on a white background (front plate)

display black characters on a yellow background (rear plate)

not have a background pattern

Characters on a number plate can be 3D.

If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle

Motorcycle and motor tricycle number plate numbers should be on 2 lines.

Towing a trailer

Taking commercial or heavy trailers abroad

Fix the trailer registration plate as far away as possible from the towing vehicle’s number plate.

Letter spacing, size and style

The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size.

Read leaflet INF104: vehicle registration numbers and number plates - height and size measurement, for more information.

If you have a trailer, read leaflet INF291: trailer registration numbers and number plates.

Getting number plates made up

You can only get a number plate made up from a registered number plate supplier.

The supplier will need to see original documents that:

prove your name and address

show you’re allowed to use the registration number

Identity documents

You can use the following to confirm your name and address:

driving licence

utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months

bank or building society statement from the last 6 months

national identity card

The following will confirm your name only:

passport - does not have to be issued in the UK

bank or building society debit or credit card

police warrant card

armed forces identity card

Proving you can use the registration number

You must bring one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:

vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI

certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number

retention document (V778)

a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)

UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)

Flags, symbols and identifiers

You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:

Union flag (also known as the Union Jack)

Cross of St George

Cross of St Andrew - also known as the Saltire

Red Dragon of Wales

The letters, or national identifiers, you can have are:

GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB

UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK

CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym

ENGLAND, England, ENG, Eng

SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco

WALES or Wales

Travelling in Europe

a Euro symbol

a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales

numbers and letters only - no flag or identifier

If you’re in Spain, Cyprus or Malta, you must display a GB sticker no matter what is on your number plate.

Displaying number plates

Overview

The current vehicle registration number format was introduced in 2001. It consists of:

2 letters (these refer to the region in the country where your vehicle was first registered)

2 numbers (these tell you when it was issued)

3 letters chosen at random

You can also get personalised number plates.

Rules for number plates

The number plates on your vehicle must:

be made from a reflective material

display black characters on a white background (front plate)

display black characters on a yellow background (rear plate)

not have a background pattern

Characters on a number plate can be 3D.

If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle

Motorcycle and motor tricycle number plate numbers should be on 2 lines.

Towing a trailer

Taking commercial or heavy trailers abroad

Fix the trailer registration plate as far away as possible from the towing vehicle’s number plate.

Letter spacing, size and style

The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size.

Read leaflet INF104: vehicle registration numbers and number plates - height and size measurement, for more information.

If you have a trailer, read leaflet INF291: trailer registration numbers and number plates.

Getting number plates made up

You can only get a number plate made up from a registered number plate supplier.

The supplier will need to see original documents that:

prove your name and address

show you’re allowed to use the registration number

Identity documents

You can use the following to confirm your name and address:

driving licence

utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months

bank or building society statement from the last 6 months

national identity card

The following will confirm your name only:

passport - does not have to be issued in the UK

bank or building society debit or credit card

police warrant card

armed forces identity card

Proving you can use the registration number

You must bring one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:

vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI

certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number

retention document (V778)

a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)

UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)

Flags, symbols and identifiers

You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:

Union flag (also known as the Union Jack)

Cross of St George

Cross of St Andrew - also known as the Saltire

Red Dragon of Wales

The letters, or national identifiers, you can have are:

GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB

UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK

CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym

ENGLAND, England, ENG, Eng

SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco

WALES or Wales

Travelling in Europe

a Euro symbol

a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales

numbers and letters only - no flag or identifier

If you’re in Spain, Cyprus or Malta, you must display a GB sticker no matter what is on your number plate.

Displaying number plates

Overview

The current vehicle registration number format was introduced in 2001. It consists of:

2 letters (these refer to the region in the country where your vehicle was first registered)

2 numbers (these tell you when it was issued)

3 letters chosen at random

You can also get personalised number plates.

Rules for number plates

The number plates on your vehicle must:

be made from a reflective material

display black characters on a white background (front plate)

display black characters on a yellow background (rear plate)

not have a background pattern

Characters on a number plate can be 3D.

If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle

Motorcycle and motor tricycle number plate numbers should be on 2 lines.

Towing a trailer

Taking commercial or heavy trailers abroad

Fix the trailer registration plate as far away as possible from the towing vehicle’s number plate.

Letter spacing, size and style

The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size.

Read leaflet INF104: vehicle registration numbers and number plates - height and size measurement, for more information.

If you have a trailer, read leaflet INF291: trailer registration numbers and number plates.

Getting number plates made up

You can only get a number plate made up from a registered number plate supplier.

The supplier will need to see original documents that:

prove your name and address

show you’re allowed to use the registration number

Identity documents

You can use the following to confirm your name and address:

driving licence

utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months

bank or building society statement from the last 6 months

national identity card

The following will confirm your name only:

passport - does not have to be issued in the UK

bank or building society debit or credit card

police warrant card

armed forces identity card

Proving you can use the registration number

You must bring one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:

vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI

certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number

retention document (V778)

a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)

UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)

Flags, symbols and identifiers

You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:

Union flag (also known as the Union Jack)

Cross of St George

Cross of St Andrew - also known as the Saltire

Red Dragon of Wales

The letters, or national identifiers, you can have are:

GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB

UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK

CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym

ENGLAND, England, ENG, Eng

SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco

WALES or Wales

Travelling in Europe

a Euro symbol

a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales

numbers and letters only - no flag or identifier

If you’re in Spain, Cyprus or Malta, you must display a GB sticker no matter what is on your number plate.

Displaying number plates

Overview

The current vehicle registration number format was introduced in 2001. It consists of:

2 letters (these refer to the region in the country where your vehicle was first registered)

2 numbers (these tell you when it was issued)

3 letters chosen at random

You can also get personalised number plates.

Rules for number plates

The number plates on your vehicle must:

be made from a reflective material

display black characters on a white background (front plate)

display black characters on a yellow background (rear plate)

not have a background pattern

Characters on a number plate can be 3D.

If you ride a motorbike or motor tricycle

Motorcycle and motor tricycle number plate numbers should be on 2 lines.

Towing a trailer

Taking commercial or heavy trailers abroad

Fix the trailer registration plate as far away as possible from the towing vehicle’s number plate.

Letter spacing, size and style

The characters on a number plate need to be a certain height and size.

Read leaflet INF104: vehicle registration numbers and number plates - height and size measurement, for more information.

If you have a trailer, read leaflet INF291: trailer registration numbers and number plates.

Getting number plates made up

You can only get a number plate made up from a registered number plate supplier.

The supplier will need to see original documents that:

prove your name and address

show you’re allowed to use the registration number

Identity documents

You can use the following to confirm your name and address:

driving licence

utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months

bank or building society statement from the last 6 months

national identity card

The following will confirm your name only:

passport - does not have to be issued in the UK

bank or building society debit or credit card

police warrant card

armed forces identity card

Proving you can use the registration number

You must bring one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:

vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI

certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number

retention document (V778)

a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

a number plate authorisation certificate (V948) with an official stamp from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)

UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)

Flags, symbols and identifiers

You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:

Union flag (also known as the Union Jack)

Cross of St George

Cross of St Andrew - also known as the Saltire

Red Dragon of Wales

The letters, or national identifiers, you can have are:

GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB

UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK

CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym

ENGLAND, England, ENG, Eng

SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco

WALES or Wales

Travelling in Europe

a Euro symbol

a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales

numbers and letters only - no flag or identifier

If you’re in Spain, Cyprus or Malta, you must display a GB sticker no matter what is on your number plate.


My neighbor's 26years old son  was charged with robbery with violence. He was taken into custody. His case will be heard at the crowns court. What are some of the sentences can a crown court give?

robbery

Criminal courts

Magistrates' courts

All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court.

Cases are heard by either:

2 or 3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a magistrates’ court.

Cases a magistrates’ court deals with

A magistrates’ court normally handles cases known as ‘summary offences’, for example:

most motoring offences

minor criminal damage

common assault (not causing significant injury)

It can also deal with some of the more serious offences, such as:

burglary

drugs offences

These are called ‘either way’ offences and can be heard either in a magistrates’ court or a Crown Court.

Find your local magistrates’ court.

Cases that magistrates pass to the Crown Court

Magistrates’ courts always pass the most serious crimes to the Crown Court, for example:

murder

rape

robbery

These are known as ‘indictable offences’.

Being kept in custody or granted bail

In some cases the magistrates’ court will decide if you should be kept in custody until your next court hearing, or released on bail.

This may happen if:

another court hearing is needed

the court needs more information before passing sentence

your case is passed to the Crown Court for trial or sentencing

If you’re released on bail, you might have to follow strict conditions such as keeping away from certain people or places, staying indoors or wearing a tag.

If you do not attend court after being granted bail, you can be put in prison.

Sentences a magistrates’ court can give

The court can give punishments including:

up to 6 months in prison (or up to 12 months in total for more than one offence)

a fine

a community sentence, like doing unpaid work in the community

a ban, for example from driving or keeping an animal

Courts can also give a combination of punishments - for example a fine and unpaid work in the community.

If the court decides your sentence should be for longer than 6 months, it can pass your case to the Crown Court for sentencing.

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with verdict of the magistrates’ court, you may be able to appeal.

Crown Court

Types of cases the Crown Court deals with

A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example:

murder

rape

robbery

It also deals with:

appeals against a magistrates’ court conviction or sentence

cases passed from a magistrates’ court for trial or sentencing

Find a Crown Court.

You can see what cases a court is hearing each day and check their progress on the court lists.

Who does what in the court

A Crown Court:

normally has a jury - which decides if you’re guilty or not

has a judge - who decides what sentence you get

Your solicitor (if you have one) can explain what happens in court - the judge and court staff will also give instructions about the trial.

Sentences a Crown Court can give

A Crown Court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

prison sentences - including life sentences

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with the Crown Court’s verdict, you may be able to appeal.

Youth courts

A youth court is a special type of magistrates’ court for people aged between 10 and 17.

A youth court has either:

3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a youth court.

Your parent or guardian must come with you:

if you’re under 16

if you’re 16 to 17 and they’re given a court order

How youth courts are different from adult courts

Youth courts are less formal than adult courts, for example:

members of the public are not allowed in to the court (unless they get permission)

you are called by your first name

Types of cases a youth court deals with

A youth court deals with cases like:

theft and burglary

anti-social behaviour

drugs offences

For serious crimes, like murder or rape, the case starts in the youth court but will be passed to a Crown Court.

Sentences a youth court can give

The court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

Detention and Training Orders carried out in secure centres for young people

Appealing a sentence

If you disagree with the court’s verdict, you may be able to appeal. Court staff can give you information on how to appeal.

A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example:

Criminal courts

Magistrates' courts

All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court.

Cases are heard by either:

2 or 3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a magistrates’ court.

Cases a magistrates’ court deals with

most motoring offences

minor criminal damage

common assault (not causing significant injury)

It can also deal with some of the more serious offences, such as:

burglary

drugs offences

Find your local magistrates’ court.

Cases that magistrates pass to the Crown Court

murder

rape

robbery

These are known as ‘indictable offences’.

Being kept in custody or granted bail

This may happen if:

another court hearing is needed

the court needs more information before passing sentence

your case is passed to the Crown Court for trial or sentencing

If you do not attend court after being granted bail, you can be put in prison.

Sentences a magistrates’ court can give

The court can give punishments including:

up to 6 months in prison (or up to 12 months in total for more than one offence)

a fine

a community sentence, like doing unpaid work in the community

a ban, for example from driving or keeping an animal

Appealing a sentence or conviction

Crown Court

Types of cases the Crown Court deals with

A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example:

murder

rape

robbery

It also deals with:

appeals against a magistrates’ court conviction or sentence

cases passed from a magistrates’ court for trial or sentencing

Find a Crown Court.

Who does what in the court

A Crown Court:

normally has a jury - which decides if you’re guilty or not

has a judge - who decides what sentence you get

Sentences a Crown Court can give

A Crown Court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

prison sentences - including life sentences

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with the Crown Court’s verdict, you may be able to appeal.

Youth courts

A youth court has either:

3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a youth court.

Your parent or guardian must come with you:

if you’re under 16

if you’re 16 to 17 and they’re given a court order

How youth courts are different from adult courts

Youth courts are less formal than adult courts, for example:

you are called by your first name

Types of cases a youth court deals with

A youth court deals with cases like:

theft and burglary

anti-social behaviour

drugs offences

Sentences a youth court can give

The court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

Detention and Training Orders carried out in secure centres for young people

Appealing a sentence

Criminal courts

Magistrates' courts

All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court.

Cases are heard by either:

2 or 3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a magistrates’ court.

Cases a magistrates’ court deals with

most motoring offences

minor criminal damage

common assault (not causing significant injury)

It can also deal with some of the more serious offences, such as:

burglary

drugs offences

Find your local magistrates’ court.

Cases that magistrates pass to the Crown Court

murder

rape

robbery

These are known as ‘indictable offences’.

Being kept in custody or granted bail

This may happen if:

another court hearing is needed

the court needs more information before passing sentence

your case is passed to the Crown Court for trial or sentencing

If you do not attend court after being granted bail, you can be put in prison.

Sentences a magistrates’ court can give

The court can give punishments including:

up to 6 months in prison (or up to 12 months in total for more than one offence)

a fine

a community sentence, like doing unpaid work in the community

a ban, for example from driving or keeping an animal

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with verdict of the magistrates’ court, you may be able to appeal.

Crown Court

Types of cases the Crown Court deals with

A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example:

murder

rape

robbery

It also deals with:

appeals against a magistrates’ court conviction or sentence

cases passed from a magistrates’ court for trial or sentencing

Find a Crown Court.

Who does what in the court

A Crown Court:

normally has a jury - which decides if you’re guilty or not

has a judge - who decides what sentence you get

Sentences a Crown Court can give

A Crown Court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

prison sentences - including life sentences

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with the Crown Court’s verdict, you may be able to appeal.

Youth courts

A youth court has either:

3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a youth court.

Your parent or guardian must come with you:

if you’re under 16

if you’re 16 to 17 and they’re given a court order

How youth courts are different from adult courts

Youth courts are less formal than adult courts, for example:

members of the public are not allowed in to the court (unless they get permission)

you are called by your first name

Types of cases a youth court deals with

A youth court deals with cases like:

theft and burglary

anti-social behaviour

drugs offences

Sentences a youth court can give

The court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

Detention and Training Orders carried out in secure centres for young people

Appealing a sentence

community sentences

Criminal courts

Magistrates' courts

All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court.

Cases are heard by either:

2 or 3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a magistrates’ court.

Cases a magistrates’ court deals with

most motoring offences

minor criminal damage

common assault (not causing significant injury)

It can also deal with some of the more serious offences, such as:

burglary

drugs offences

Find your local magistrates’ court.

Cases that magistrates pass to the Crown Court

murder

rape

robbery

These are known as ‘indictable offences’.

Being kept in custody or granted bail

This may happen if:

another court hearing is needed

the court needs more information before passing sentence

your case is passed to the Crown Court for trial or sentencing

If you do not attend court after being granted bail, you can be put in prison.

Sentences a magistrates’ court can give

The court can give punishments including:

up to 6 months in prison (or up to 12 months in total for more than one offence)

a fine

a community sentence, like doing unpaid work in the community

a ban, for example from driving or keeping an animal

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with verdict of the magistrates’ court, you may be able to appeal.

Crown Court

Types of cases the Crown Court deals with

A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example:

murder

rape

robbery

It also deals with:

appeals against a magistrates’ court conviction or sentence

cases passed from a magistrates’ court for trial or sentencing

Find a Crown Court.

Who does what in the court

A Crown Court:

normally has a jury - which decides if you’re guilty or not

has a judge - who decides what sentence you get

Sentences a Crown Court can give

A Crown Court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

prison sentences - including life sentences

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with the Crown Court’s verdict, you may be able to appeal.

Youth courts

A youth court has either:

3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a youth court.

Your parent or guardian must come with you:

if you’re under 16

if you’re 16 to 17 and they’re given a court order

How youth courts are different from adult courts

Youth courts are less formal than adult courts, for example:

members of the public are not allowed in to the court (unless they get permission)

you are called by your first name

Types of cases a youth court deals with

A youth court deals with cases like:

theft and burglary

anti-social behaviour

drugs offences

Sentences a youth court can give

The court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

Detention and Training Orders carried out in secure centres for young people

Appealing a sentence

Criminal courts

Magistrates' courts

All criminal cases start in a magistrates’ court.

Cases are heard by either:

2 or 3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a magistrates’ court.

Cases a magistrates’ court deals with

most motoring offences

minor criminal damage

common assault (not causing significant injury)

It can also deal with some of the more serious offences, such as:

burglary

drugs offences

Find your local magistrates’ court.

Cases that magistrates pass to the Crown Court

murder

rape

robbery

These are known as ‘indictable offences’.

Being kept in custody or granted bail

This may happen if:

another court hearing is needed

the court needs more information before passing sentence

your case is passed to the Crown Court for trial or sentencing

If you do not attend court after being granted bail, you can be put in prison.

Sentences a magistrates’ court can give

The court can give punishments including:

up to 6 months in prison (or up to 12 months in total for more than one offence)

a fine

a community sentence, like doing unpaid work in the community

a ban, for example from driving or keeping an animal

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with verdict of the magistrates’ court, you may be able to appeal.

Crown Court

Types of cases the Crown Court deals with

A Crown Court deals with serious criminal cases, for example:

murder

rape

robbery

It also deals with:

appeals against a magistrates’ court conviction or sentence

cases passed from a magistrates’ court for trial or sentencing

Find a Crown Court.

Who does what in the court

A Crown Court:

normally has a jury - which decides if you’re guilty or not

has a judge - who decides what sentence you get

Sentences a Crown Court can give

A Crown Court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

prison sentences - including life sentences

Appealing a sentence or conviction

If you disagree with the Crown Court’s verdict, you may be able to appeal.

Youth courts

A youth court has either:

3 magistrates

a district judge

There is not a jury in a youth court.

Your parent or guardian must come with you:

if you’re under 16

if you’re 16 to 17 and they’re given a court order

How youth courts are different from adult courts

Youth courts are less formal than adult courts, for example:

members of the public are not allowed in to the court (unless they get permission)

you are called by your first name

Types of cases a youth court deals with

A youth court deals with cases like:

theft and burglary

anti-social behaviour

drugs offences

Sentences a youth court can give

The court can give a range of sentences including:

community sentences

Detention and Training Orders carried out in secure centres for young people

Appealing a sentence


My uncle owns a take away food  kiosk his business has been hit hard  by imposed covid restrictions. As the rules are being lifted he want to give the best quality service to his customers. He wants to re train his staff on food safety and hygiene. Is he allowed to do on job training of staffs?

Employers are responsible for staff hygiene training. It can be either a formal programme or informal training, such as on the job training or self study.

Food safety - your responsibilities

Food safety

If your business deals in food you must:

make sure food is safe to eat

make sure you don’t add, remove or treat food in a way that makes it harmful to eat

make sure the food is the same quality that you say it is

make sure you don’t mislead people by the way food is labelled, advertised or marketed

keep records on where you got food from and show this information on demand - known as ‘traceability’ (PDF, 90KB)

withdraw unsafe food and complete an incident report

tell people why food has been withdrawn or recalled, for example by using a leaflet or poster

display your food hygiene rating (if you sell food direct to the public)

Food additives

If you use an additive in food you must:

only use an approved additive

only use it if it is approved for use in that food

The food additive must not exceed the maximum permitted level.

Food hygiene

Part of complying with food safety is managing food hygiene.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan

You usually have to write a plan based on the HACCP principles if you run a food business. This keeps your food safe from biological, chemical and physical safety hazards.

Food contact materials

Materials and packaging that can be reasonably expected to come into contact with food are called ‘food contact materials’. These can include:

packaging

food processing equipment

cookware

work surfaces

To keep food safe for consumption:

make sure food contact materials don’t transfer anything to food they touch

make sure food contact materials don’t change the food they touch

when inspected, be able to show where the food contact materials came from

Bacteria and food poisoning

To keep food safe from bacteria, you should follow HACCP.  Bacteria that cause serious health problems are:

E.coli O157 and campylobacter

salmonella, especially with the storage and handling of eggs

Food hygiene training

Food allergies

If you are a food retailer or caterer you need to manage food allergies when preparing and selling food.

Food inspections

You can be inspected by your local council at any point in the food production and distribution process. All inspectors must follow the Food Law Code of Practice. Usually, you won’t be told an inspection is going to happen.

How often you’re inspected depends on the risk your business poses to public health.  You might not be inspected as often if you’re a member of a recognised assurance scheme. You can search for a registered assurance scheme online.

If you’re a food retailer or caterer you will be inspected on a more regular basis to make sure you comply with food safety laws.

Your premises, food, records and procedures can be inspected. Food samples can be taken as well as photographed.

Find your local council enforcement officers.

After the inspection

You’ll be sent a letter confirming any improvements you need to make and by when. Usually, you’re responsible for confirming these
improvements have been made.

For serious food safety problems you may be sent a ‘notice’. The notice can include banning you from using certain equipment or processes until improvements have been made. Your business will be revisited to make sure you have followed the improvements in the notice. Example notices include a:

Hygiene Improvement Notice

Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notices - banning you from using certain equipment or following certain processes

Appeals

Your letter or notice should tell you how you can appeal a decision by an inspector.

Report a food safety incident

You must tell the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if you think any food your business:

has sold is unsafe

has is unsafe

The FSA will tell you if the food must be withdrawn and customers asked to return it.

Submit a food safety incident report.


I am a prospective medical student from Manchester with a low household income. I am currently applying for places on medical courses at different universities in England. Do I have to wait until I have an offer from a university before I apply for an NHS bursary?

You must be accepted for a place on a full or part-time NHS-funded course which will lead to you registering as a doctor or dentist.

NHS bursaries

Overview

What you can apply for depends on when your course starts and what you’re studying. You do not have to pay your NHS bursary back.

If you’re not eligible for a bursary you may still be eligible for student finance.

If your course starts on or after 1 August 2018

You can get an annual payment from the NHS to help with your study and living costs (known as a ‘bursary’) if you’re studying to be a doctor or dentist.

If you’re studying a pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course, you may still be eligible for student finance.

If your course started in the 2017 to 2018 academic year

You can get an annual payment from the NHS to help with your study and living costs (known as a ‘bursary’) if you’re studying to be a doctor, dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist.

If your course started before 1 August 2017

You can get an annual payment from the NHS to help with your study and living costs (known as a ‘bursary’) if you’re studying a dental, medical or healthcare course in England.

What you'll get

If you’re an eligible full-time NHS student starting a course on or after 1 September 2012, you can apply for:

a bursary from the NHS

a £1,000 grant from the NHS

a reduced Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England

If you’re an eligible part-time student starting a course on or after 1 September 2012, you can apply for:

a reduced bursary from the NHS

a reduced grant from the NHS

The amount you get depends on the length of your course.

Tuition fees

If you’re eligible for an NHS bursary, the NHS pays your standard tuition fees. Your course tuition fees are paid directly to your university.

If you’re studying a graduate-entry accelerated medical or dental programme, you can get some of your tuition costs paid with an NHS bursary in years 2 to 4 of your programme.

£3,715 if you’re starting in the 2019 to 2020 academic year

£3,715 if you’re starting in the 2018 to 2019 academic year

Bursary

Your bursary amount depends on your household income. This can be your own income, your parents’ income, or that of your partner, spouse or civil partner.

If you started a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) Nursing or Operating Department Practitioner course before 1 September 2012, you’ll receive a basic bursary which does not depend on your household income.

If you’re studying to become a doctor or dentist, you can apply for an NHS bursary from your second year for graduate entry programmes or from your fifth year for undergraduate programmes.

Grant

You’ll get a fixed amount of £1,000 if you’re an eligible full-time NHS student starting your course on or after 1 September 2012. You’ll get a reduced amount if you’re a part-time student.

You must apply for an NHS bursary to get the grant.

Maintenance Loan

You’ll get a reduced Maintenance Loan. The amount you get depends on:

where you live and study

whether you’re in the final year of your course (when you get less)

Current rates for the 2018 to 2019 academic year are:

£3,263 for students studying in London and living away from home

£2,324 for students studying outside London and away from home

£1,744 for students living at home

Current rates for the 2019 to 2020 academic year are:

£3,354 for students studying in London and living away from home

£2,389 for students studying outside London and away from home

£1,793 for students living at home

How it’s paid

The NHS bursary is paid into your bank account in 12 equal monthly instalments.

The Maintenance Loan is usually paid into your bank account at the beginning of each term.

If you’re disabled or have children

You may get extra help if you:

have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty

have dependants

Find out what extra help you could get.

Eligibility

Whether you can get an NHS bursary depends on:

where you live

your course

your household income

whether you’ve already had funding

Where you live

To be eligible to apply for an NHS bursary you must have been living in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for 3 years up to the start of the academic year.

You may still be eligible if you do not meet the residency requirements - find out more from the NHS Business Services Authority.

Your course

Whether you’re eligible depends on when your course starts.

You will not get an NHS bursary if you’re a first level nurse or midwife and you’re registering for a second field in nursing or midwifery.

If your course starts on or after 1 August 2018

You can apply for an NHS bursary from your 5th year on the 5 or 6 year undergraduate course or from your 2nd year on the 4 year accelerated graduate course.

If your course started in the 2017 to 2018 academic year

You must be accepted for a place on a full or part-time NHS-funded course which will lead to you registering as a:

doctor or dentist (you can apply for an NHS bursary from the 5th year on the 5 or 6 year undergraduate course or from your 2nd year on the 4 year accelerated graduate course)

dental hygienist or dental therapist

If your course started before 1 August 2017

chiropodist (including podiatrist), dietician, occupational therapist, orthoptist, physiotherapist, prosthetist, orthotist, radiographer, radiotherapist, audiologist or a speech and language therapist

dental hygienist or dental therapist

nurse, midwife or operating department practitioner (degree or diploma course)

Household income

Your total bursary amount depends on your household income. This can be either your own income, your parents’ income, or that of your partner, spouse or civil partner.

If you’ve already had funding

You may be eligible for an NHS bursary even if you’ve already had public funding for higher education.

If you’ve had an NHS bursary and want to change professions, you may also be eligible.

Find out more from the NHS Business Services Authority.

How to apply

You need to create a Bursary Online Support System (BOSS) account on the NHS Student Bursaries website to apply for an NHS bursary.

You must reapply for your bursary every academic year.

There are different ways to apply if you’re from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

New students

If you’re entering the first year of your NHS-funded course or, for medical and dental students, your first year of NHS bursary funding, read the guidance for new students.

When to apply

You should wait until you have an offer of a course place from your university or college before you apply for an NHS bursary.

The date you can apply from usually depends on when your course starts. Check the NHS Student Bursaries website for the latest application dates.

Documents

If you’re applying for an NHS bursary for the first time you must provide 2 documents to confirm your identity, one of which must include a photograph of yourself, for example a birth certificate and a valid passport.

You must send original documents (not photocopies), which NHS Student Bursaries will return to you.

Continuing students

If you’ve already had an NHS student bursary for your current course and you’re reapplying for another year, read the guidance for continuing students.

When to apply

NHS Student Bursaries will send you an email invitation when you can reapply for your bursary. The date your invitation is sent depends on when your next academic year begins. Check the NHS Student Busaries website for the latest invitation dates.

You must send your application within 6 months of the first day of your academic year.

What happens next

If your application is approved, NHS Student Bursaries will send you an email when your bursary is available for you to view in your BOSS account.

If you get an NHS bursary you can apply separately for a reduced rate loan from Student Finance England.

Contact NHS Student Bursaries

Contact NHS Student Bursaries if you need help with your application.

Extra financial help

In addition to the NHS bursary you may also be able to apply for extra help if:

you have children

you have adult dependants

you have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty

you do a practice placement

your course runs for more than 30 weeks and 3 days in the academic year

Find out more about extra help on the NHS Student Bursaries website.

Dependants’ Allowance

You may get this if you have adults or children who are financially dependent on you when you’re training.

How much you get depends on your household income.

Apply for Dependants’ Allowance through your BOSS account.

Childcare Allowance

You must apply for Dependants’ Allowance before you can apply for Childcare Allowance.

You may be able to get the NHS Bursary Childcare Allowance if you have dependent children.

How much you get depends on your circumstances and your household income.

You cannot get this if you’re not entitled to the NHS bursary (known as a ‘Fees Only award’).

To qualify:

you must use a registered childcare provider

your children must be under 15 on the first day of the academic year (or under 17 if they have special educational needs)

The allowance pays 85% of the gross actual cost up to:

£128.78 a week for 1 child

£191.45 a week for 2 or more children

Apply for Childcare Allowance via the form on the NHS Student Bursaries website.

Parent Learning Allowance

You must apply for Dependants’ Allowance first. If this includes a dependent child, you’re automatically assessed for Parent Learning Allowance.

You can claim up to £1,204 per academic year.

Disabled Students’ Allowances

You can get this if you have to pay extra costs because of a:

physical disability

long-term health condition

mental-health difficulty

specific learning difficulty like dyslexia

You need to give up-to-date medical evidence of the nature and severity of your disability from a qualified professional.

You can get up to:

£20,725 for a helper

£5,214 for specialist equipment for the whole course

£1,741 for other costs

Apply for Disabled Students Allowance through your BOSS account.

Practice placement expenses

If you do a practice placement you may be able to claim travel costs if:

your practice placement is in a hospital or community health centre and not at your university

it costs you more to travel to your placement than it costs to travel to university

Claim practice placement expenses via the form on the NHS Student Bursaries website.

Extra Weeks Allowance

If your course runs for more than 30 weeks and 3 days in the 2016 to 2017 academic year you may be entitled to Extra Weeks Allowance:

Where you study and live | Allowance

In London | £108 per week

Outside London | £84 per additional week

With your parents | £56 per additional week

Your Extra Weeks Allowance is calculated automatically during the application process.

NHS bursaries

Overview

If you’re not eligible for a bursary you may still be eligible for student finance.

If your course starts on or after 1 August 2018

If your course started in the 2017 to 2018 academic year

If your course started before 1 August 2017

What you'll get

If you’re an eligible full-time NHS student starting a course on or after 1 September 2012, you can apply for:

a bursary from the NHS

a £1,000 grant from the NHS

a reduced Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England

If you’re an eligible part-time student starting a course on or after 1 September 2012, you can apply for:

a reduced bursary from the NHS

a reduced grant from the NHS

The amount you get depends on the length of your course.

Tuition fees

£3,715 if you’re starting in the 2019 to 2020 academic year

£3,715 if you’re starting in the 2018 to 2019 academic year

Bursary

Grant

You must apply for an NHS bursary to get the grant.

Maintenance Loan

You’ll get a reduced Maintenance Loan. The amount you get depends on:

where you live and study

whether you’re in the final year of your course (when you get less)

Current rates for the 2018 to 2019 academic year are:

£3,263 for students studying in London and living away from home

£2,324 for students studying outside London and away from home

£1,744 for students living at home

Current rates for the 2019 to 2020 academic year are:

£3,354 for students studying in London and living away from home

£2,389 for students studying outside London and away from home

£1,793 for students living at home

How it’s paid

The NHS bursary is paid into your bank account in 12 equal monthly instalments.

The Maintenance Loan is usually paid into your bank account at the beginning of each term.

If you’re disabled or have children

You may get extra help if you:

have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty

have dependants

Find out what extra help you could get.

Eligibility

Whether you can get an NHS bursary depends on:

where you live

your course

your household income

whether you’ve already had funding

Where you live

Your course

Whether you’re eligible depends on when your course starts.

If your course starts on or after 1 August 2018

If your course started in the 2017 to 2018 academic year

You must be accepted for a place on a full or part-time NHS-funded course which will lead to you registering as a:

dental hygienist or dental therapist

If your course started before 1 August 2017

dental hygienist or dental therapist

nurse, midwife or operating department practitioner (degree or diploma course)

Household income

If you’ve already had funding

You may be eligible for an NHS bursary even if you’ve already had public funding for higher education.

If you’ve had an NHS bursary and want to change professions, you may also be eligible.

Find out more from the NHS Business Services Authority.

How to apply

You must reapply for your bursary every academic year.

There are different ways to apply if you’re from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

New students

When to apply

Documents

You must send original documents (not photocopies), which NHS Student Bursaries will return to you.

Continuing students

When to apply

You must send your application within 6 months of the first day of your academic year.

What happens next

If you get an NHS bursary you can apply separately for a reduced rate loan from Student Finance England.

Contact NHS Student Bursaries

Contact NHS Student Bursaries if you need help with your application.

Extra financial help

In addition to the NHS bursary you may also be able to apply for extra help if:

you have children

you have adult dependants

you have a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty

you do a practice placement

your course runs for more than 30 weeks and 3 days in the academic year

Find out more about extra help on the NHS Student Bursaries website.

Dependants’ Allowance

You may get this if you have adults or children who are financially dependent on you when you’re training.

How much you get depends on your household income.

Apply for Dependants’ Allowance through your BOSS account.

Childcare Allowance

You must apply for Dependants’ Allowance before you can apply for Childcare Allowance.

You may be able to get the NHS Bursary Childcare Allowance if you have dependent children.

How much you get depends on your circumstances and your household income.

You cannot get this if you’re not entitled to the NHS bursary (known as a ‘Fees Only award’).

To qualify:

you must use a registered childcare provider

The allowance pays 85% of the gross actual cost up to:

£128.78 a week for 1 child

£191.45 a week for 2 or more children

Apply for Childcare Allowance via the form on the NHS Student Bursaries website.

Parent Learning Allowance

You can claim up to £1,204 per academic year.

Disabled Students’ Allowances

You can get this if you have to pay extra costs because of a:

physical disability

long-term health condition

mental-health difficulty

specific learning difficulty like dyslexia

You can get up to:

£20,725 for a helper

£5,214 for specialist equipment for the whole course

£1,741 for other costs

Apply for Disabled Students Allowance through your BOSS account.

Practice placement expenses

If you do a practice placement you may be able to claim travel costs if:

your practice placement is in a hospital or community health centre and not at your university

it costs you more to travel to your placement than it costs to travel to university

Claim practice placement expenses via the form on the NHS Student Bursaries website.

Extra Weeks Allowance

Where you study and live | Allowance

In London | £108 per week

Outside London | £84 per additional week

With your parents | £56 per additional week

Your Extra Weeks Allowance is calculated automatically during the application process.


I own some land that has an old tree. This tree is protected by a preservation order. The roots of this tree are damaging the foundations of my house. My application to cut it down was rejected 20 days ago. Am I still able to appeal against this decision, if there are 5 days until the tree replacement notice comes into effect?

You must appeal:

Appeal a decision about a tree preservation order

When you can appeal

Your council makes decisions about work on trees protected by preservation orders.

You can appeal if you applied to cut down or carry out work on a protected tree and:

you disagree with the decision

a decision was not made within 8 weeks

You can also appeal if you disagree with a tree replacement notice you’ve been given.

There’s no fee for appealing.

Deadline for appealing

You must appeal:

within 28 days of the date on the council’s decision notice

before the date the tree replacement notice comes into effect

There’s no deadline if you’re appealing because your application was not decided within 8 weeks.

When you can expect a decision

Once your appeal is validated, you’ll normally get a decision within 27 weeks.

How to appeal

Fill in a tree preservation order appeal form or a tree replacement notice appeal form.

You also need:

a copy of the council’s decision or notice

any other documents that directly support your appeal

Email these documents with your completed appeal form to the council who made the decision and the Planning Inspectorate.

Because of coronavirus (COVID-19), you cannot currently appeal by post.

After you appeal

The Planning Inspectorate will check your appeal to make sure it’s valid. They’ll tell you what happens next and how long your appeal may take.

Their decision about your appeal will be based on:

the information you send

a site visit

your council’s documents, for example the tree preservation order

Your case officer will write to you if they need more information.

You’ll normally get a decision within 27 weeks.

Interested parties

The council may decide to contact anyone who commented on your original application (‘interested parties’). Your case officer will consider the statements any interested parties made.

Interested parties cannot make any further comments during the appeal but can withdraw their original statement.

If anyone behaves unreasonably

You can apply for an ‘award of costs’ if anyone involved in your appeal has cost you money by behaving unreasonably, for example missing deadlines. However, you might have to pay another party’s costs too.

You can complain about how the Planning Inspectorate handled your appeal. There’s no time limit for complaints.

If you disagree with the appeal decision

You can challenge the decision in the High Court if you think the Planning Inspectorate made a legal mistake.

Get advice from a lawyer if you’re unsure about this.

When you can appeal

you disagree with the decision

a decision was not made within 8 weeks

There’s no fee for appealing.

Deadline for appealing

You must appeal:

When you can expect a decision

How to appeal

You also need:

After you appeal

the information you send

a site visit

Interested parties

If anyone behaves unreasonably


I have just left prison and I am now homeless and have no money. I am also stuggling to get a job as no one hires people who have been in prison. I am in UK Citizen and live in Wales What are the support available for people who have just left prison?

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

A prisoner serving a determinate sentence is normally released automatically halfway through their sentence.

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

A prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods towards the end of their sentence - whatever its type or length.

However, the prison will not release someone if it thinks they’re a risk to the public or may commit more crime.

Resettlement day release

A resettlement day release lets a prisoner out during the day - for example to go on a training course to help them find work once they’re released.

Resettlement overnight release

A resettlement overnight release lets a prisoner spend the night at the place they’ll live at after they’re released.

Childcare resettlement licence

A childcare resettlement licence lets a prisoner spend time with their child. They can only apply for this if they’ll be the sole carer of a child when they finish their prison sentence.

Before someone leaves prison

All prisoners get help preparing for life when they leave prison. In the last 12 weeks of their sentence, they’re given advice and support on:

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Most prisoners spend the last few months of their sentence in a prison near where they plan to live.

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Prisons may also work with organisations in their local area, such as charities, to help prisoners prepare for their release. You can find out about these organisations in the prison information pages.

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock

Universal Credit

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

Resettlement day release

Resettlement overnight release

Childcare resettlement licence

Before someone leaves prison

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock

Jobseeker’s Allowance

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

Resettlement day release

Resettlement overnight release

Childcare resettlement licence

Before someone leaves prison

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock

help from your local council

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

Resettlement day release

Resettlement overnight release

Childcare resettlement licence

Before someone leaves prison

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

Resettlement day release

Resettlement overnight release

Childcare resettlement licence

Before someone leaves prison

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

Resettlement day release

Resettlement overnight release

Childcare resettlement licence

Before someone leaves prison

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock

Leaving prison

When someone can leave prison

When a prisoner is released depends on:

the length of their sentence

their behaviour in prison

any time spent on remand (waiting for their trial)

If the prisoner has a fixed term (determinate) sentence

If their sentence is 12 months or more, they’ll be released on probation.

A Parole Board is not involved.

When a Parole Board reviews a case

Prisoners can apply for parole if they have an extended sentence, or a fixed-term sentence for:

4 years or more

a serious violent or sexual crime committed before 4 April 2005

If the prisoner has a non fixed term (indeterminate) or life sentence

The government will apply for parole on the prisoner’s behalf.

Temporary release from prison

Resettlement day release

Resettlement overnight release

Childcare resettlement licence

Before someone leaves prison

finding somewhere to live

getting a job

looking after money

Prisoners get additional support if they:

have abused substances (such as drugs or alcohol)

are sex workers

are the victim of domestic violence

Support when someone leaves prison

A person leaving prison may get the following financial support:

Universal Credit

Jobseeker’s Allowance

help from your local council

Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland

Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales

Useful websites

There are organisations that can provide support for people leaving prison, including:

Nacro (previously National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)

Prison Reform Trust

The Hardman Directory

Shelter

Unlock