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Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays
You can use our online services to check the progress of basic, standard or enhanced checks or view your certificate.
Success Profiles are the recruitment framework used within the Civil Service.
The Civil Service recruits using Success Profiles. This means for each…
The Civil Service recruits using Success Profiles. They help give us the…
Fill in this checklist if you’re an employee starting a new job without a P45, so your employer can work out the tax code to use on your first pay.
Use the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.
Get help with Self Assessment by using online tools and guidance, and watching HMRC YouTube videos.
Who can apply, how to apply and contact details for criminal record checks overseas.
DBS offers a number of online services, including the Update Service, DBS online accounts and online tracking.
Guidance to help you validate the identity of a DBS check applicant and a new lead/countersignatory.
Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.
Information related to the Armed Forces Pension Schemes.
Find out about the changes to Statutory Sick Pay, when they'll be introduced and what to do when a sickness absence starts before and ends on or after 6 April 2026.
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living from 2022 to 2024 if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Find out how to ask for a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access' also known as a subject access request (SAR).
This guide is intended to assist departments with managing their responsibilities on nationality rules related to Civil Service recruitment.
Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.
Guidance for applicants on basic DBS checks, including the cost, how to share and view the result, and what information is disclosed on a basic DBS certificate.
This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
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