I am self employed and travel a lot. I own a car and planning to apply for flat rate VAT How much money I can claim per mile ?

Simplified expenses can be used by:

Simplified expenses if you're self-employed

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

At the end of the tax year use the flat rates for vehicle mileage, working from home, and living at your business premises to work out your expenses.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Use the simplified expenses checker to compare what you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs. This will help you work out if simplified expenses suits your business.

Vehicles

Calculate your vehicle expenses using a flat rate for mileage instead of the actual costs of buying and running your vehicle, for example insurance, repairs, servicing, fuel.

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

You cannot claim simplified expenses for a vehicle you’ve already claimed capital allowances for, or you’ve included as an expense when you worked out your business profits.

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You do not have to use flat rates for all your vehicles. Once you use the flat rates for a vehicle, you must continue to do so as long as you use that vehicle for your business.

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

This means you do not have to work out the proportion of personal and business use for your home, for example how much of your utility bills are for business.

The flat rate does not include telephone or internet expenses. You can claim the business proportion of these bills by working out the actual costs.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Then use the flat rates to subtract an amount for your personal use of the premises, based on the number of people living on the premises and claim the rest as your business expenses.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

sole traders

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

You can use flat rates for:

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

business costs for some vehicles

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Use the simplified expenses checker to compare what you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

The flat rate does not include telephone or internet expenses. You can claim the business proportion of these bills by working out the actual costs.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Use the simplified expenses checker to compare what you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

The flat rate does not include telephone or internet expenses. You can claim the business proportion of these bills by working out the actual costs.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Use the simplified expenses checker to compare what you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

The flat rate does not include telephone or internet expenses. You can claim the business proportion of these bills by working out the actual costs.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.

Overview

Simplified expenses are a way of calculating some of your business expenses using flat rates instead of working out your actual business costs.

You do not have to use simplified expenses. You can decide if it suits your business.

Who can use simplified expenses

Simplified expenses can be used by:

sole traders

business partnerships that have no companies as partners

Simplified expenses cannot be used by limited companies or business partnerships involving a limited company.

Types of expenses

You can use flat rates for:

business costs for some vehicles

working from home

living in your business premises

You must calculate all other expenses by working out the actual costs.

How to use simplified expenses

Keep records your business miles for vehicles, hours you work at home and how many people live at your business premises over the year.

Include these amounts in the total for your expenses in your Self Assessment tax return.

Vehicles

You can use simplified expenses for:

cars (except cars designed for commercial use, for example black cabs or dual control driving instructors’ cars)

goods vehicles (for example, vans)

motorcycles

Vehicle | Flat rate per mile with simplified expenses

Cars and goods vehicles first 10,000 miles | 45p

Cars and goods vehicles after 10,000 miles | 25p

Motorcycles | 24p

You can claim all other travel expenses (for example train journeys) and parking on top of your vehicle expenses.

Use the simplified expenses checker to compare what you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.

Working from home

Calculate your allowable expenses using a flat rate based on the hours you work from home each month.

The flat rate does not include telephone or internet expenses. You can claim the business proportion of these bills by working out the actual costs.

You can only use simplified expenses if you work for 25 hours or more a month from home.

Hours of business use per month | Flat rate per month

25 to 50 | £10

51 to 100 | £18

101 and more | £26

Living at your business premises

A small number of businesses use their business premises as their home, for example a guesthouse, bed and breakfast or small care home.

You can use simplified expenses instead of working out the split between what you spend for your private and business use of the premises.

With simplified expenses you calculate the total expenses for the premises.

Number of people | Flat rate per month

1 | £350

2 | £500

3+ | £650

If someone lives at your business premises for part of the year, you can deduct only the relevant flat rate for the months they live there.


My son has passed his A levels and would like to pursue a Bachelor of Music at Birmingham University and would like to know if they offer such a course. Where can he get information about the recognized higher learning instituitions?

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s either:

Check if your university or college can award a degree

Overview

If your degree is not officially recognised, it might not be accepted by employers, or universities if you’re planning further study.

awarded by an institution on the list of recognised bodies

on the list of recognised awards

If your institution or award is not listed

Your degree can be awarded by a different institution from the place you’re studying.

Your degree will still be officially recognised if the institution that awards your degree is on the list of recognised bodies.

If you’re not sure who awards your degree, ask your university or college, or check their website or prospectus. You can double check this with the institution you’re told awards your degree.

If you have any questions

If you’re not sure who awards your degree after speaking to your university or college, who you contact depends on where you study in the UK.

If you study in England

Email the Office for Students - providerverification@officeforstudents.org.uk.

If you study in Northern Ireland

Contact the Northern Ireland Executive higher education division.

If you study in Scotland

Contact the Scottish Government central enquiry unit.

If you study in Wales

Email the Welsh Government - customerhelp@gov.wales.

Recognised bodies

Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.

A

University of Aberdeen

Abertay University (formerly University of Abertay Dundee)

Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

Archbishop of Canterbury, The

Arden University (formerly known as Resource Development International)

Ashridge Business School

Aston University

B

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)

University of Bath

Bath Spa University

University of Bedfordshire

BIMM Institute

Birkbeck, University of London

University of Birmingham

Birmingham City University

University College Birmingham

Bishop Grosseteste University

University of Bolton

Arts University Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

BPP University

University of Bradford

University of Brighton

University of Bristol

Brunel University London

University of Buckingham

Buckinghamshire New University

C

University of Cambridge

Canterbury Christ Church University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

University of Chester

University of Chichester

City, University of London

Courtauld Institute of Art, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

Coventry University

Cranfield University

University for the Creative Arts

University of Cumbria

D

De Montfort University

University of Derby

University of Dundee

Durham University

E

University of East Anglia

University of East London

Edge Hill University

University of Edinburgh, The

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Essex

University of Exeter

F

Falmouth University

G

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

University of Gloucestershire

Glyndŵr University (Prifysgol Glyndŵr)

Goldsmiths, University of London

University of Greenwich

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

H

Harper Adams University

Hartpury University

Heriot-Watt University

University of Hertfordshire

Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

I

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (also known as Imperial College London)

Institute of Cancer Research, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

K

Keele University

University of Kent

King’s College London

Kingston University

L

University of Central Lancashire

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University)

Leeds Arts University

Leeds Trinity University

University of Leicester

University of Lincoln

University of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

University of London

London Business School

London Institute of Banking and Finance, The

London Metropolitan University

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)

London South Bank University

University College London

Loughborough University

M

University of Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

N

NCG

NCH at Northeastern

Newcastle University

Newman University, Birmingham

Norland College

University of Northampton, The

Northumbria University Newcastle

Norwich University of the Arts

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

O

Open University, The

University of Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

P

Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth University

University of Portsmouth

Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (PTFI)

Q

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen’s University Belfast

R

Ravensbourne

University of Reading

Regent’s University London

Richmond, The American International University in London

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Roehampton

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Agricultural University

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)

Royal College of Art

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Nursing

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Northern College of Music

Royal Veterinary College, The

S

University of Salford

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

University of Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)

University of Southampton

Solent University

University of St Andrews

St George’s, University of London

University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

Staffordshire University

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Suffolk

University of Sunderland

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)

T

Teesside University

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

U

University of the Arts, London

University College of Estate Management

University College of Osteopathy

University of Law, The

Ulster University

W

University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)

University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant

University of Warwick

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of West London

University of the West of Scotland

University of Westminster

University of Winchester, The

University of Wolverhampton

University of Worcester

Writtle University College

Y

University of York

York St John University

Foundation degrees

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees:

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Cornwall College Group

Grimsby Institute of Higher Education

Hull College

Leeds City College

New College Durham

Newcastle College

Warwickshire College

Recognised awards

Certain bodies or institutions can award their own unique degrees. These are known as ‘recognised awards’.

Recognised award | Institution or body

Mastership in Clinical Biochemistry | Awarded jointly by: Royal College of Physicians Royal Society of Chemistry Royal College of Pathologists Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Degree of Barrister-at-Law | Benchers of the Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland

Degree of the Utter Bar | Inns of Court

Master of Horticulture | Royal Horticultural Society

Mastership in Chemical Analysis | Royal Society of Chemistry

Mastership in Food Control | Awarded jointly by:Royal Society of Chemistry Society of Biology Institute of Food Science and Technology

awarded by an institution on the list of recognised bodies

Overview

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s either:

on the list of recognised awards

If your institution or award is not listed

If you have any questions

If you study in England

If you study in Northern Ireland

Contact the Northern Ireland Executive higher education division.

If you study in Scotland

Contact the Scottish Government central enquiry unit.

If you study in Wales

Email the Welsh Government - customerhelp@gov.wales.

Recognised bodies

Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.

A

University of Aberdeen

Abertay University (formerly University of Abertay Dundee)

Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

Archbishop of Canterbury, The

Arden University (formerly known as Resource Development International)

Ashridge Business School

Aston University

B

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)

University of Bath

Bath Spa University

University of Bedfordshire

BIMM Institute

Birkbeck, University of London

University of Birmingham

Birmingham City University

University College Birmingham

Bishop Grosseteste University

University of Bolton

Arts University Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

BPP University

University of Bradford

University of Brighton

University of Bristol

Brunel University London

University of Buckingham

Buckinghamshire New University

C

University of Cambridge

Canterbury Christ Church University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

University of Chester

University of Chichester

City, University of London

Courtauld Institute of Art, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

Coventry University

Cranfield University

University for the Creative Arts

University of Cumbria

D

De Montfort University

University of Derby

University of Dundee

Durham University

E

University of East Anglia

University of East London

Edge Hill University

University of Edinburgh, The

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Essex

University of Exeter

F

Falmouth University

G

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

University of Gloucestershire

Glyndŵr University (Prifysgol Glyndŵr)

Goldsmiths, University of London

University of Greenwich

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

H

Harper Adams University

Hartpury University

Heriot-Watt University

University of Hertfordshire

Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

I

K

Keele University

University of Kent

King’s College London

Kingston University

L

University of Central Lancashire

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University)

Leeds Arts University

Leeds Trinity University

University of Leicester

University of Lincoln

University of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

University of London

London Business School

London Institute of Banking and Finance, The

London Metropolitan University

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)

London South Bank University

University College London

Loughborough University

M

University of Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

N

NCG

NCH at Northeastern

Newcastle University

Newman University, Birmingham

Norland College

University of Northampton, The

Northumbria University Newcastle

Norwich University of the Arts

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

O

Open University, The

University of Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

P

Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth University

University of Portsmouth

Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (PTFI)

Q

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen’s University Belfast

R

Ravensbourne

University of Reading

Regent’s University London

Richmond, The American International University in London

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Roehampton

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Agricultural University

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)

Royal College of Art

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Nursing

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Northern College of Music

Royal Veterinary College, The

S

University of Salford

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

University of Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)

University of Southampton

Solent University

University of St Andrews

St George’s, University of London

University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

Staffordshire University

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Suffolk

University of Sunderland

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)

T

Teesside University

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

U

University of the Arts, London

University College of Estate Management

University College of Osteopathy

University of Law, The

Ulster University

W

University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)

University of Warwick

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of West London

University of the West of Scotland

University of Westminster

University of Winchester, The

University of Wolverhampton

University of Worcester

Writtle University College

Y

University of York

York St John University

Foundation degrees

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees:

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Cornwall College Group

Grimsby Institute of Higher Education

Hull College

Leeds City College

New College Durham

Newcastle College

Warwickshire College

Recognised awards

Recognised award | Institution or body

Degree of the Utter Bar | Inns of Court

Master of Horticulture | Royal Horticultural Society

Mastership in Chemical Analysis | Royal Society of Chemistry

on the list of recognised awards

Overview

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s either:

awarded by an institution on the list of recognised bodies

on the list of recognised awards

If your institution or award is not listed

If you have any questions

If you study in England

If you study in Northern Ireland

Contact the Northern Ireland Executive higher education division.

If you study in Scotland

Contact the Scottish Government central enquiry unit.

If you study in Wales

Email the Welsh Government - customerhelp@gov.wales.

Recognised bodies

Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.

A

University of Aberdeen

Abertay University (formerly University of Abertay Dundee)

Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

Archbishop of Canterbury, The

Arden University (formerly known as Resource Development International)

Ashridge Business School

Aston University

B

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)

University of Bath

Bath Spa University

University of Bedfordshire

BIMM Institute

Birkbeck, University of London

University of Birmingham

Birmingham City University

University College Birmingham

Bishop Grosseteste University

University of Bolton

Arts University Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

BPP University

University of Bradford

University of Brighton

University of Bristol

Brunel University London

University of Buckingham

Buckinghamshire New University

C

University of Cambridge

Canterbury Christ Church University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

University of Chester

University of Chichester

City, University of London

Courtauld Institute of Art, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

Coventry University

Cranfield University

University for the Creative Arts

University of Cumbria

D

De Montfort University

University of Derby

University of Dundee

Durham University

E

University of East Anglia

University of East London

Edge Hill University

University of Edinburgh, The

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Essex

University of Exeter

F

Falmouth University

G

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

University of Gloucestershire

Glyndŵr University (Prifysgol Glyndŵr)

Goldsmiths, University of London

University of Greenwich

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

H

Harper Adams University

Hartpury University

Heriot-Watt University

University of Hertfordshire

Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

I

K

Keele University

University of Kent

King’s College London

Kingston University

L

University of Central Lancashire

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University)

Leeds Arts University

Leeds Trinity University

University of Leicester

University of Lincoln

University of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

University of London

London Business School

London Institute of Banking and Finance, The

London Metropolitan University

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)

London South Bank University

University College London

Loughborough University

M

University of Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

N

NCG

NCH at Northeastern

Newcastle University

Newman University, Birmingham

Norland College

University of Northampton, The

Northumbria University Newcastle

Norwich University of the Arts

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

O

Open University, The

University of Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

P

Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth University

University of Portsmouth

Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (PTFI)

Q

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen’s University Belfast

R

Ravensbourne

University of Reading

Regent’s University London

Richmond, The American International University in London

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Roehampton

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Agricultural University

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)

Royal College of Art

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Nursing

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Northern College of Music

Royal Veterinary College, The

S

University of Salford

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

University of Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)

University of Southampton

Solent University

University of St Andrews

St George’s, University of London

University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

Staffordshire University

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Suffolk

University of Sunderland

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)

T

Teesside University

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

U

University of the Arts, London

University College of Estate Management

University College of Osteopathy

University of Law, The

Ulster University

W

University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)

University of Warwick

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of West London

University of the West of Scotland

University of Westminster

University of Winchester, The

University of Wolverhampton

University of Worcester

Writtle University College

Y

University of York

York St John University

Foundation degrees

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees:

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Cornwall College Group

Grimsby Institute of Higher Education

Hull College

Leeds City College

New College Durham

Newcastle College

Warwickshire College

Recognised awards

Recognised award | Institution or body

Degree of the Utter Bar | Inns of Court

Master of Horticulture | Royal Horticultural Society

Mastership in Chemical Analysis | Royal Society of Chemistry

Overview

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s either:

awarded by an institution on the list of recognised bodies

on the list of recognised awards

If your institution or award is not listed

If you have any questions

If you study in England

If you study in Northern Ireland

Contact the Northern Ireland Executive higher education division.

If you study in Scotland

Contact the Scottish Government central enquiry unit.

If you study in Wales

Email the Welsh Government - customerhelp@gov.wales.

Recognised bodies

Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.

A

University of Aberdeen

Abertay University (formerly University of Abertay Dundee)

Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

Archbishop of Canterbury, The

Arden University (formerly known as Resource Development International)

Ashridge Business School

Aston University

B

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)

University of Bath

Bath Spa University

University of Bedfordshire

BIMM Institute

Birkbeck, University of London

University of Birmingham

Birmingham City University

University College Birmingham

Bishop Grosseteste University

University of Bolton

Arts University Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

BPP University

University of Bradford

University of Brighton

University of Bristol

Brunel University London

University of Buckingham

Buckinghamshire New University

C

University of Cambridge

Canterbury Christ Church University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

University of Chester

University of Chichester

City, University of London

Courtauld Institute of Art, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

Coventry University

Cranfield University

University for the Creative Arts

University of Cumbria

D

De Montfort University

University of Derby

University of Dundee

Durham University

E

University of East Anglia

University of East London

Edge Hill University

University of Edinburgh, The

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Essex

University of Exeter

F

Falmouth University

G

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

University of Gloucestershire

Glyndŵr University (Prifysgol Glyndŵr)

Goldsmiths, University of London

University of Greenwich

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

H

Harper Adams University

Hartpury University

Heriot-Watt University

University of Hertfordshire

Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

I

K

Keele University

University of Kent

King’s College London

Kingston University

L

University of Central Lancashire

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University)

Leeds Arts University

Leeds Trinity University

University of Leicester

University of Lincoln

University of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

University of London

London Business School

London Institute of Banking and Finance, The

London Metropolitan University

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)

London South Bank University

University College London

Loughborough University

M

University of Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

N

NCG

NCH at Northeastern

Newcastle University

Newman University, Birmingham

Norland College

University of Northampton, The

Northumbria University Newcastle

Norwich University of the Arts

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

O

Open University, The

University of Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

P

Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth University

University of Portsmouth

Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (PTFI)

Q

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen’s University Belfast

R

Ravensbourne

University of Reading

Regent’s University London

Richmond, The American International University in London

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Roehampton

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Agricultural University

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)

Royal College of Art

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Nursing

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Northern College of Music

Royal Veterinary College, The

S

University of Salford

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

University of Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)

University of Southampton

Solent University

University of St Andrews

St George’s, University of London

University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

Staffordshire University

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Suffolk

University of Sunderland

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)

T

Teesside University

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

U

University of the Arts, London

University College of Estate Management

University College of Osteopathy

University of Law, The

Ulster University

W

University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)

University of Warwick

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of West London

University of the West of Scotland

University of Westminster

University of Winchester, The

University of Wolverhampton

University of Worcester

Writtle University College

Y

University of York

York St John University

Foundation degrees

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees:

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Cornwall College Group

Grimsby Institute of Higher Education

Hull College

Leeds City College

New College Durham

Newcastle College

Warwickshire College

Recognised awards

Recognised award | Institution or body

Degree of the Utter Bar | Inns of Court

Master of Horticulture | Royal Horticultural Society

Mastership in Chemical Analysis | Royal Society of Chemistry

Overview

Your degree will be officially recognised if it’s either:

awarded by an institution on the list of recognised bodies

on the list of recognised awards

If your institution or award is not listed

If you have any questions

If you study in England

If you study in Northern Ireland

Contact the Northern Ireland Executive higher education division.

If you study in Scotland

Contact the Scottish Government central enquiry unit.

If you study in Wales

Email the Welsh Government - customerhelp@gov.wales.

Recognised bodies

Recognised bodies are higher learning institutions that can award degrees.

A

University of Aberdeen

Abertay University (formerly University of Abertay Dundee)

Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)

Anglia Ruskin University

Anglo-European College of Chiropractic

Archbishop of Canterbury, The

Arden University (formerly known as Resource Development International)

Ashridge Business School

Aston University

B

Bangor University (Prifysgol Bangor)

University of Bath

Bath Spa University

University of Bedfordshire

BIMM Institute

Birkbeck, University of London

University of Birmingham

Birmingham City University

University College Birmingham

Bishop Grosseteste University

University of Bolton

Arts University Bournemouth

Bournemouth University

BPP University

University of Bradford

University of Brighton

University of Bristol

Brunel University London

University of Buckingham

Buckinghamshire New University

C

University of Cambridge

Canterbury Christ Church University

Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)

Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

University of Chester

University of Chichester

City, University of London

Courtauld Institute of Art, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

Coventry University

Cranfield University

University for the Creative Arts

University of Cumbria

D

De Montfort University

University of Derby

University of Dundee

Durham University

E

University of East Anglia

University of East London

Edge Hill University

University of Edinburgh, The

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Essex

University of Exeter

F

Falmouth University

G

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

University of Gloucestershire

Glyndŵr University (Prifysgol Glyndŵr)

Goldsmiths, University of London

University of Greenwich

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

H

Harper Adams University

Hartpury University

Heriot-Watt University

University of Hertfordshire

Heythrop College (degrees awarded by University of London)

University of the Highlands and Islands

University of Huddersfield

University of Hull

I

Institute of Cancer Research, The (degrees awarded by University of London)

K

Keele University

University of Kent

King’s College London

Kingston University

L

University of Central Lancashire

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

Leeds Beckett University (formerly Leeds Metropolitan University)

Leeds Arts University

Leeds Trinity University

University of Leicester

University of Lincoln

University of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

University of London

London Business School

London Institute of Banking and Finance, The

London Metropolitan University

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

London School of Economics and Political Science, The (LSE)

London South Bank University

University College London

Loughborough University

M

University of Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

Middlesex University

N

NCG

NCH at Northeastern

Newcastle University

Newman University, Birmingham

Norland College

University of Northampton, The

Northumbria University Newcastle

Norwich University of the Arts

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

O

Open University, The

University of Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

P

Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth University

University of Portsmouth

Presbyterian Theological Faculty, Ireland (PTFI)

Q

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen’s University Belfast

R

Ravensbourne

University of Reading

Regent’s University London

Richmond, The American International University in London

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Roehampton

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Royal Academy of Music

Royal Agricultural University

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London)

Royal College of Art

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Nursing

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Northern College of Music

Royal Veterinary College, The

S

University of Salford

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

University of Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)

University of Southampton

Solent University

University of St Andrews

St George’s, University of London

University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

Staffordshire University

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Suffolk

University of Sunderland

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)

T

Teesside University

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

U

University of the Arts, London

University College of Estate Management

University College of Osteopathy

University of Law, The

Ulster University

W

University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)

University of Warwick

University of the West of England, Bristol

University of West London

University of the West of Scotland

University of Westminster

University of Winchester, The

University of Wolverhampton

University of Worcester

Writtle University College

Y

University of York

York St John University

Foundation degrees

Recognised bodies that can only award foundation degrees:

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Cornwall College Group

Grimsby Institute of Higher Education

Hull College

Leeds City College

New College Durham

Newcastle College

Warwickshire College

Recognised awards

Recognised award | Institution or body

Degree of the Utter Bar | Inns of Court

Master of Horticulture | Royal Horticultural Society

Mastership in Chemical Analysis | Royal Society of Chemistry


Good morning. I am renting out my second home and will be taking a one month deposit from the tenants to protect myself in case of issues. When do i need to give information to the tenant?

Once your landlord has received your deposit, they have 30 days to tell you:

Tenancy deposit protection

Overview

Your landlord must put your deposit in a government-approved tenancy deposit scheme (TDP) if you rent your home on an assured shorthold tenancy that started after 6 April 2007. In England and Wales your deposit can be registered with:

Deposit Protection Service

MyDeposits - including deposits that were held by Capita

Tenancy Deposit Scheme

If you don’t rent your home on an assured shorthold tenancy, your landlord can accept valuable items (for example a car or watch) as a deposit instead of money. The items won’t be protected by a scheme.

There are separate TDP schemes in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

They make sure you’ll get your deposit back if you:

meet the terms of your tenancy agreement

don’t damage the property

pay your rent and bills

Your landlord or letting agent must put your deposit in the scheme within 30 days of getting it.

At the end of your tenancy

Your landlord must return your deposit within 10 days of you both agreeing how much you’ll get back.

If you’re in a dispute with your landlord, then your deposit will be protected in the TDP scheme until the issue is sorted out.

Holding deposits

Your landlord doesn’t have to protect a holding deposit (money you pay to ‘hold’ a property before an agreement is signed). Once you become a tenant, the holding deposit becomes a deposit, which they must protect.

Deposits made by a third party

Your landlord must use a TDP scheme even if your deposit is paid by someone else, such as a rent deposit scheme or your parents.

Information landlords must give tenants

the address of the rented property

how much deposit you’ve paid

how the deposit is protected

the name and contact details of the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme and its dispute resolution service

their (or the letting agency’s) name and contact details

the name and contact details of any third party that’s paid the deposit

why they would keep some or all of the deposit

how to apply to get the deposit back

what to do if you can’t get hold of the landlord at the end of the tenancy

what to do if there’s a dispute over the deposit

If your landlord doesn't protect your deposit

Contact a tenancy deposit scheme (TDP) if you’re not sure whether your deposit has been protected.

Contact MyDeposits if your deposit was held by Capita.

Getting your deposit back

You can apply to your local county court if you think your landlord hasn’t used a TDP scheme when they should have.

Get legal advice before applying to court. You do not need a solicitor to do this.

Before going to court

It can be quicker and cheaper to write to your landlord, rather than going to court.

If you cannot come to an agreement, you can apply to the court for compensation.

Apply to a county court

Apply using Form N208: Claim form.

The court fee is £308. You can claim this back from your landlord if you win your case.

You can apply for money off your court fee if you claim certain benefits or have a low income.

What happens next

If the court finds your landlord has not protected your deposit, it can order them to either:

repay it to you

pay it into a TDP scheme’s bank account within 14 days

The court may also order the landlord to pay you up to 3 times the deposit within 14 days of making the order.

At the end of the tenancy

The court may decide that you won’t have to leave the property when the tenancy ends if your landlord hasn’t used a TDP scheme when they should have.

Disputes and problems

If there’s a dispute over a deposit

Your tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme offers a free dispute resolution service if you disagree with your landlord about how much deposit should be returned.

You don’t have to use the service but if you do, both you and the landlord have to agree to it. You’ll both be asked to provide evidence, and the decision made about your deposit will be final.

If you can’t contact the landlord

You can ‘raise a dispute’ to get your deposit back if you can’t contact your landlord and your deposit is held by one of the approved TDP schemes:

MyDeposits

Tenancy Deposit Scheme

Deposit Protection Service

The TDP scheme will refund your deposit if the dispute resolution service agrees.

There may be a limit on the time you have to raise a dispute. Contact the TDP scheme as soon as possible.

If your deposit is not held by an approved TDP scheme

You may be able to apply to your local county court to get your deposit back if your deposit was not protected by an approved TDP scheme.

You should write to your landlord and your letting agent (if you have one) before you make a claim. Your landlord or agent may offer to pay your deposit back after they get a letter to avoid legal costs.

Get help and advice

You can get more help and advice from:

your local Citizens Advice office

a solicitor or advice agency

Shelter in England or Shelter in Wales


I own a wood treatment business in the London area, and part of our work involves the use of moderately toxic chemicals. Once the process is complete the contaminated by-products are shipped in loads by a licensed Waste Carrier to a licensed disposal facility. For how long must we keep records of each load after the material has left the premises?

Keep records (known as a ‘register’) for 3 years at the premises that produced or stored the waste.

Hazardous waste

Overview

You must make sure hazardous waste produced or handled by your business in England causes no harm or damage.

You have responsibilities known as your ‘duty of care’. You must also meet extra requirements depending on whether you’re a waste:

producer or holder (you produce or store waste)

carrier (you collect and transport waste)

consignee (you receive waste, such as for recycling or disposal)

Check what you need to do in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

There are different requirements for exporting waste.

Check if your waste is hazardous

Waste is generally considered hazardous if it (or the material or substances it contains) are harmful to humans or the environment. Examples of hazardous waste include:

asbestos

chemicals, such as brake fluid or print toner

batteries

solvents

pesticides

oils (except edible ones), such as car oil

equipment containing ozone depleting substances, like fridges

hazardous waste containers

Classify your waste to find out if it is hazardous.

Producers and holders

You must follow these steps in England if your business:

produces hazardous waste

holds or stores hazardous waste

has hazardous waste removed from its premises

Classify your waste to check if it’s hazardous.

Separate and store hazardous waste safely.

Use authorised businesses to collect, recycle or dispose of your hazardous waste – check that waste carriers are registered and waste sites have environmental permits.

Fill in the parts of the consignment note that apply to you – keep one copy and give 2 copies to the carrier collecting your waste.

Records you must keep

You must keep your copies of:

consignment notes

consignee returns – you’ll get these from businesses that receive your waste (consignees)

any related documents, for example ‘carrier schedules’ (list of carriers when there is more than one), records of rejected loads

If these documents are not accurate or complete, you must keep a record of any missing information.

Extra requirements

You must meet extra requirements in these situations.

Your waste is rejected

You must follow the guidance on rejected loads if your hazardous waste is rejected by the destination site you sent it to.

You transport your own waste

You must meet the requirements for carriers if you transport any hazardous waste from your own or another business.

You receive, treat or dispose of waste

You must meet the requirements for consignees if you:

receive hazardous waste – this includes deliveries of waste from your own business

treat or dispose of hazardous waste on your business premises – this includes your own waste

Carriers

You must follow these steps if your business collects and transports hazardous waste in England (for example you’re a waste carrier, or you move your own waste).

Register as a waste carrier.

Check parts A and B of the consignment note and the waste before you accept it – make sure the waste is classified correctly.

Separate waste correctly when you load it for transportation.

Fill in the part of the consignment note that applies to you.

Leave one copy of the consignment note with the waste producer or holder and keep 2 copies – these must stay with the waste until it reaches its destination.

Take the waste to the destination on the consignment note – it must be an authorised waste site.

Keep records (known as a ‘register’) for one year.

You must keep records at your head office.

Records you must keep

You must keep copies of:

consignment notes

You’re a waste dealer or broker

Ask the waste producer or holder for copies of their records. You must keep these for 3 years. Check what other registration requirements and responsibilities you may need to meet.

Your waste delivery is rejected

You must follow the guidance on rejected loads if a consignee rejects the hazardous waste you’re transporting.

Consignees

You must follow these steps if you receive, treat or dispose of hazardous waste at premises in England.

Get an environmental permit or register an exemption for your premises.

Check the consignment note and waste before you accept it – make sure it’s classified correctly.

Reject the waste if the consignment note is missing, incorrect or incomplete.

Fill in part E of the consignment note for any hazardous waste you accept or reject – keep one copy and hand one copy back to the carrier.

Send consignee returns  to the Environment Agency, and the waste producer or holder, to report on any hazardous waste you accept or reject.

Keep records (known as a ‘register’).

You must keep records at the site where the hazardous waste was stored, treated or disposed.

Records you must keep

You must keep:

consignment notes

a site inventory that records where waste was stored, treated or disposed of at your waste site – keep this in a secure, marked area that’s accessible in emergencies

Site inventories for tipped waste

‘Tipped waste’ (permanent waste storage, for example landfill) includes:

Type of storage | Disposal code (from the  Waste Framework Directive)

Deposit into or onto land, for example landfill | D1

Land treatment | D2

Deep injection | D3

Surface impoundment | D4

Specially engineered landfill | D5

Release into a water body except seas or oceans | D6

Permanent storage | D12

Your site inventory must be a site plan that shows where hazardous waste is stored at your waste site together with its:

Use either a grid or contour lines to divide up your site plan.

Site inventories for all other waste operations

These requirements are for all waste operations other than tipped waste, including:

disposal by other methods

treatment

recovery

incineration

Your site inventory can be a site plan or table showing the location of waste at your site together with:

its consignment note code – get this from the consignee return if there’s no consignment note

information cross-referencing each incoming or outgoing waste (waste transfer activities only)

You must also keep records for each delivery of hazardous waste you accept at your site – include:

its weight in kilograms

its waste description including the waste classification code, its chemical components and hazardous properties

the name, address and postcode of the waste holder or producer it came from

the disposal or recovery method you applied to the waste

How long you must keep records

The type of waste site you have determines how long you keep records.

| Type of record | How long you must keep it

Landfill site (disposal codes D1 to D6 and D12) | All records | As long as you have a permit

Other waste site with a permit | Consignment notes | 5 years

Other waste site with a permit | Site inventory and all other records | As long as you have a permit

Waste sites with an exemption | All records | 3 years

You must send your records to the  Environment Agency if you give up or lose your permit.

Consignment notes

You must use consignment notes to move hazardous waste.

A consignment note must stay with hazardous waste until it reaches its final destination.

Fill in a consignment note

Read the consignment notes guidance.

Download a consignment note form.

Fill in the parts that apply to you.

Use a continuation sheet if you need more space.

The part that applies to you depends on your role in the waste process.

Your role | Part you must complete

Producer | A and B

Holder (stores waste) | A and B

Carrier (collects and transports waste) | C

Consignor (hands the waste to the carrier) | D

Consignee (receives waste for recycling or disposal) | E

You’re the waste producer or holder

You’ll need to know both the:

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code (2007)  – this describes the business activity that produced the waste

waste classification code, also referred to as LoW (List of Waste) or EWC (European Waste Catalogue) code – this describes the waste

Get consignment notes another way

You can also:

use a note from your waste contractor or write your own – it must include the information on the form

buy consignment notices from the Environment Agency – these have 3 colour-coded copies

Consignee returns

Consignee returns are reports on any hazardous waste received, treated or disposed of by a business (the ‘consignee’).

You’re a waste producer or holder

You should get consignee returns every quarter from the consignee dealing with your hazardous waste.

Ask for consignee returns in writing if you do not get them – you need them to keep records.

You should contact the Environment Agency and stop using a waste business if they do not provide consignee returns.

You’re a consignee

You must send consignee returns every quarter to the:

Environment Agency

the waste producer or holder

You must send separate consignee returns to the Environment Agency and the waste producer or holder. You cannot send copies of the same document to both.

Read the consignee returns guidance for help with filling in your consignee returns.

Send consignee returns to the Environment Agency

Fill in the consignee returns spreadsheet.

Send the spreadsheet to the  Environment Agency - either email it to hazwastereturn@environment-agency.gov.uk  or upload it online (in Wales email it to waleshazreturns@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk).

Read the consignee returns guidance for other ways you can send your returns.

Deadlines

Reporting period | Deadline

January to March | 30 April

April to June | 31 July

July to September | 31 October

October to December | 31 January

Fees

Fees are per consignment of waste and depend on whether the consignment formed part of a multiple collection (if it came from multiple locations) or not. The fees are:

single consignment - £10 (electronic returns) or £19 (paper returns)

multiple collection - £5 (electronic returns) or  £10 (paper returns)

Contact the Environment Agency

Contact the Environment Agency if you have any questions about hazardous waste.


I am an employee and have completed self assessment tax returns for several years. I recently moved house to a larger property. Do I need to tell HMRC that I have moved?

How you contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to update your name or address depends on your situation.

Tell HMRC about a change to your personal details

Change of name or address

You’ll also need to change your business records if you run a business.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

You need to wait until you’ve moved or changed your name before telling HMRC.

If you’ve changed your address

Tell HMRC you’ve changed your address. If you submit a Self Assessment tax return as well your details will be updated for both.

There are different ways to tell HMRC if you:

only pay tax through Self Assessment

are a tax agent, for example an accountant

If you’ve changed your name

Tell HMRC your name has changed. If you submit a Self Assessment tax return as well your details will be updated for both.

You’ll need a Government Gateway user ID and password. If you do not have a user ID you can create one when you update your name.

only pay tax through Self Assessment

Your name will be updated automatically if you change gender.

What happens next

HMRC will update your personal records for:

Income Tax and National Insurance

tax credits and benefits, including Child Benefit

services, including the Pension Service

You’ll get an email to either:

confirm your change of details

ask for more information, for example legal documents for your name change

Income changes

You must tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about changes to your taxable income.

To do this you can either:

check your Income Tax and go to ‘Tell us about a change’

call HMRC

If you do not, you could pay too much tax or get a tax bill at the end of the year.

What you must tell HMRC

Your employer or pension provider tells HMRC when:

you start or finish your job

there’s a change in the money you earn from your job or get from your pension

But you must tell HMRC about any other changes, for example when you start or stop getting:

income from a new source, such as money from self-employment or rent from property

taxable benefits, such as State Pension, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Carer’s Allowance

benefits from your job, such as a company car

income above your Personal Allowance

money over £85,000 from self-employment (you must register for VAT over this amount)

lump sums from selling things you pay Capital Gains Tax on, such as shares or property that’s not your main home

income from property, money or shares you inherit, such as dividends from shares or rent from property

If you get tax credits

Tell HMRC separately about changes that affect your tax credits.

If your spouse or civil partner dies

Tell HMRC about changes to your income after the death of your husband, wife or civil partner.

If you make Self Assessment ‘payments on account’

Tell HMRC if you expect a big decrease in income and you pay your Self Assessment tax bill in advance (‘payments on account’). HMRC may decide to reduce your payments.

After you tell HMRC

HMRC may:

change your tax code and send you a PAYE Coding notice

tell you to send a Self Assessment tax return so they can bill you for tax you owe

send you a refund if you paid too much tax

Relationship or family changes

Tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if:

you get married or form a civil partnership

you divorce, separate or stop living with your husband, wife or partner

You can tell HMRC online if you’re paid a salary or pension through PAYE. If you submit a Self Assessment tax return as well, your details will be updated for both.

You’ll need:

a Government Gateway user ID and password - if you do not have a Government Gateway user ID, you can create one when you tell HMRC online

a National Insurance number (a temporary reference number will not work).

Tell HMRC straight away – if you do not, you could pay too much tax, or get a tax bill at the end of the year.

If you get tax credits or Child Benefit

Tell HMRC separately about changes to your relationship or family if you get:

tax credits

Child Benefit

If your spouse or civil partner dies

Contact HMRC to report:

the death of your husband, wife or civil partner

changes to your income after their death

Gender change

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is usually told automatically when you change gender legally by applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.

Tell your employer at the same time - they must update your payroll records and National Insurance contributions.

HMRC will:

update its records with your gender and any name change

tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

restrict your records so only specialist staff at HMRC and DWP can access them

hand your tax affairs to HMRC’s Public Department 1

Once you get a letter confirming your records have moved, you can contact Public Department 1 with questions about your tax or National Insurance.

Tell HMRC yourself

You can write to Special Section D to tell HMRC:

about your legal gender change

about your name change only if you did not change gender legally

if you do not want them to restrict your records

Include your National Insurance number, and your original Gender Recognition Certificate if you’ve changed gender legally.

Change of name or address

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

If you’ve changed your address

There are different ways to tell HMRC if you:

only pay tax through Self Assessment

are a tax agent, for example an accountant

If you’ve changed your name

only pay tax through Self Assessment

Your name will be updated automatically if you change gender.

What happens next

HMRC will update your personal records for:

Income Tax and National Insurance

tax credits and benefits, including Child Benefit

services, including the Pension Service

You’ll get an email to either:

confirm your change of details

Income changes

To do this you can either:

check your Income Tax and go to ‘Tell us about a change’

call HMRC

What you must tell HMRC

Your employer or pension provider tells HMRC when:

you start or finish your job

benefits from your job, such as a company car

income above your Personal Allowance

If you get tax credits

If your spouse or civil partner dies

If you make Self Assessment ‘payments on account’

After you tell HMRC

HMRC may:

change your tax code and send you a PAYE Coding notice

send you a refund if you paid too much tax

Relationship or family changes

Tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if:

you get married or form a civil partnership

You’ll need:

If you get tax credits or Child Benefit

tax credits

Child Benefit

If your spouse or civil partner dies

Contact HMRC to report:

the death of your husband, wife or civil partner

changes to your income after their death

Gender change

HMRC will:

update its records with your gender and any name change

tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

hand your tax affairs to HMRC’s Public Department 1

Tell HMRC yourself

You can write to Special Section D to tell HMRC:

about your legal gender change

if you do not want them to restrict your records


My son is 5 years old and is very much interested in playing piano and singing. He has created alot of interest in music and would wish him learn and perform in  global ochestra bands in future. To boost him i have invested on a homebased piano. I would like to know the correct age to start home training  in line with school.. Which school key stage  do they start learning Music?

Compulsory national curriculum subjects at primary school are:

The national curriculum

Overview

The ‘basic’ school curriculum includes the ‘national curriculum’, as well as religious education and sex education.

The national curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things. It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject.

Other types of school like academies and private schools do not have to follow the national curriculum. Academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum including English, maths and science. They must also teach religious education.

Key stages

The national curriculum is organised into blocks of years called ‘key stages’ (KS). At the end of each key stage, the teacher will formally assess your child’s performance.

Child’s age | Year | Key stage | Assessment

3 to 4 |  | Early years |

4 to 5 | Reception | Early years | Teacher assessments (there’s also an optional assessment at the start of the year)

5 to 6 | Year 1 | KS1 | Phonics screening check

6 to 7 | Year 2 | KS1 | National tests and teacher assessments in English, maths and science

7 to 8 | Year 3 | KS2 |

8 to 9 | Year 4 | KS2 |

9 to 10 | Year 5 | KS2 |

10 to 11 | Year 6 | KS2 | National tests and teacher assessments in English and maths, and teacher assessments in science

11 to 12 | Year 7 | KS3 |

12 to 13 | Year 8 | KS3 |

13 to 14 | Year 9 | KS3 |

14 to 15 | Year 10 | KS4 | Some children take GCSEs

15 to 16 | Year 11 | KS4 | Most children take GCSEs or other national

Assessments

By the end of each summer term the school must write a report on your child’s progress and talk it through with you.

Key stage 1 and 2

English

maths

science

design and technology

history

geography

art and design

music

physical education (PE), including swimming

computing

ancient and modern foreign languages (at key stage 2)

Schools must provide religious education (RE) but parents can ask for their children to be taken out of the whole lesson or part of it.

Schools often also teach:

personal, social and health education (PSHE)

citizenship

modern foreign languages (at key stage 1)

Tests and assessments

Year 1 phonics screening check

The check will take place in June when your child will read 40 words out loud to a teacher. You’ll find out how your child did, and their teacher will assess whether he or she needs extra help with reading. If your child does not do well enough in the check they’ll have to do it again in Year 2.

Key stage 1

Key stage 1 tests cover:

English reading

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

maths

Your child will take the tests in May. You can ask the school for the test results.

You’ll be sent the results of your child’s teacher assessments automatically.

Key stage 2

Your child will take national tests in May when they reach the end of key stage 2. These test your child’s skills in:

English reading

maths

The tests last less than 4 hours. You’ll get the results in July.

The school will send you the results of your child’s tests and teacher assessments.

Key stage 3 and 4

Key stage 3

Compulsory national curriculum subjects are:

English

maths

science

history

geography

modern foreign languages

design and technology

art and design

music

physical education

citizenship

computing

Schools must provide religious education (RE) and sex education from key stage 3 but parents can ask for their children to be taken out of the whole lesson or part of it.

Key stage 4

During key stage 4 most pupils work towards national qualifications - usually GCSEs.

The compulsory national curriculum subjects are the ‘core’ and ‘foundation’ subjects.

Core subjects are:

English

maths

science

Foundation subjects are:

computing

physical education

citizenship

Schools must also offer at least one subject from each of these areas:

arts

design and technology

humanities

modern foreign languages

They must also provide religious education (RE) and sex education at key stage 4.

English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

The EBacc is a way to measure how many pupils in a school choose to take a GCSE in these core subjects:

English language and literature

maths

the sciences

history or geography

a language

Find out more about the EBacc.

Other compulsory subjects

Children must also study:

sex and relationships education (year 7 onwards)

religious education (RE)

They may not have to take exams in these subjects.

Sex and relationship education

Sex and relationship education (SRE) is compulsory from age 11 onwards. It involves teaching children about reproduction, sexuality and sexual health. It does not promote early sexual activity or any particular sexual orientation.

Some parts of sex and relationship education are compulsory - these are part of the national curriculum for science. Parents can withdraw their children from all other parts of sex and relationship education if they want.

All schools must have a written policy on sex education, which they must make available to parents for free.

Religious education

Schools have to teach RE but parents can withdraw their children for all or part of the lessons. Pupils can choose to withdraw themselves once they’re 18.

Local councils are responsible for deciding the RE syllabus, but faith schools and academies can set their own.

music

The national curriculum

Overview

Key stages

Child’s age | Year | Key stage | Assessment

3 to 4 |  | Early years |

5 to 6 | Year 1 | KS1 | Phonics screening check

7 to 8 | Year 3 | KS2 |

8 to 9 | Year 4 | KS2 |

9 to 10 | Year 5 | KS2 |

11 to 12 | Year 7 | KS3 |

12 to 13 | Year 8 | KS3 |

13 to 14 | Year 9 | KS3 |

14 to 15 | Year 10 | KS4 | Some children take GCSEs

15 to 16 | Year 11 | KS4 | Most children take GCSEs or other national

Assessments

Key stage 1 and 2

Compulsory national curriculum subjects at primary school are:

English

maths

science

design and technology

history

geography

art and design

music

physical education (PE), including swimming

computing

ancient and modern foreign languages (at key stage 2)

Schools often also teach:

personal, social and health education (PSHE)

citizenship

modern foreign languages (at key stage 1)

Tests and assessments

Year 1 phonics screening check

Key stage 1

Key stage 1 tests cover:

English reading

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

maths

You’ll be sent the results of your child’s teacher assessments automatically.

Key stage 2

English reading

maths

The tests last less than 4 hours. You’ll get the results in July.

Key stage 3 and 4

Key stage 3

Compulsory national curriculum subjects are:

English

maths

science

history

geography

modern foreign languages

design and technology

art and design

music

physical education

citizenship

computing

Key stage 4

Core subjects are:

English

maths

science

Foundation subjects are:

computing

physical education

citizenship

Schools must also offer at least one subject from each of these areas:

arts

design and technology

humanities

modern foreign languages

They must also provide religious education (RE) and sex education at key stage 4.

English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

English language and literature

maths

the sciences

history or geography

a language

Find out more about the EBacc.

Other compulsory subjects

Children must also study:

sex and relationships education (year 7 onwards)

religious education (RE)

They may not have to take exams in these subjects.

Sex and relationship education

Religious education

Key stage 1

The national curriculum

Overview

Key stages

Child’s age | Year | Key stage | Assessment

3 to 4 |  | Early years |

5 to 6 | Year 1 | KS1 | Phonics screening check

7 to 8 | Year 3 | KS2 |

8 to 9 | Year 4 | KS2 |

9 to 10 | Year 5 | KS2 |

11 to 12 | Year 7 | KS3 |

12 to 13 | Year 8 | KS3 |

13 to 14 | Year 9 | KS3 |

14 to 15 | Year 10 | KS4 | Some children take GCSEs

15 to 16 | Year 11 | KS4 | Most children take GCSEs or other national

Assessments

Key stage 1 and 2

Compulsory national curriculum subjects at primary school are:

English

maths

science

design and technology

history

geography

art and design

music

physical education (PE), including swimming

computing

ancient and modern foreign languages (at key stage 2)

Schools often also teach:

personal, social and health education (PSHE)

citizenship

modern foreign languages (at key stage 1)

Tests and assessments

Year 1 phonics screening check

Key stage 1

Key stage 1 tests cover:

English reading

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

maths

Your child will take the tests in May. You can ask the school for the test results.

You’ll be sent the results of your child’s teacher assessments automatically.

Key stage 2

English reading

maths

The tests last less than 4 hours. You’ll get the results in July.

The school will send you the results of your child’s tests and teacher assessments.

Key stage 3 and 4

Key stage 3

Compulsory national curriculum subjects are:

English

maths

science

history

geography

modern foreign languages

design and technology

art and design

music

physical education

citizenship

computing

Key stage 4

Core subjects are:

English

maths

science

Foundation subjects are:

computing

physical education

citizenship

Schools must also offer at least one subject from each of these areas:

arts

design and technology

humanities

modern foreign languages

They must also provide religious education (RE) and sex education at key stage 4.

English Baccalaureate (EBacc)

English language and literature

maths

the sciences

history or geography

a language

Find out more about the EBacc.

Other compulsory subjects

Children must also study:

sex and relationships education (year 7 onwards)

religious education (RE)

They may not have to take exams in these subjects.

Sex and relationship education

Religious education