HMRC, DWP, ILR, P45, V5C — British paperwork is full of abbreviations you cannot guess. These are the ones that actually appear in our reporting: what they are, why they matter and where to read the official rule.
HMRC's notice that you have overpaid or underpaid tax for the year; check the calculation before paying.
Interest on savings usually does not require a return — banks report it to HMRC, which bills you by letter: we covered how the P800 process works . Register for Self Assessment by 5 October: side income over £1,000, rent, selling on Vinted and eBay
Official source · appears in 6 of our articles
The UK standard for proof-of-age cards; a card carrying the PASS hologram is accepted where ID is required.
An adult who looks under 25 should carry a passport, photographic driving licence or a card bearing the PASS hologram. See London from above for free: four viewpoints and their entry rules
Official source · appears in 6 of our articles
The system under which income tax and National Insurance are deducted from wages before you are paid.
The second condition is that recovery through PAYE is not reasonably possible — typically because the person is not in employment. From 29 October the DWP can take benefit debt straight from your bank account — and ask a court for a driving ban
Official source · appears in 18 of our articles
A payment for adults needing help with daily living or mobility; not means-tested.
There is a further restriction: you cannot get Attendance Allowance if you already receive DLA, PIP, Adult Disability Payment, Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance or Armed Forces Independence Payment. Attendance Allowance: £76.70 or £114.60 a week and six months of needing care
Official source · appears in 18 of our articles
The member of school staff responsible for support for children with special educational needs.
Before requesting, it is worth speaking to the SENCO, the special educational needs co-ordinator at the school or nursery. EHC plans in England: who can request an assessment and how long the council has
Official source · appears in 6 of our articles
The framework of extra support in school for children with additional needs.
Appeals are heard by the SEND Tribunal — the First-tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability. EHC plans in England: who can request an assessment and how long the council has
Official source · appears in 11 of our articles
Secondary legislation by which the government changes the detail of a law without a new Act.
Building control gets dearer in England: councils move to full cost recovery on 6 November MHCLG Circular 05/2026 and SI 2026/1094 revoke the 2010 rules. Building control gets dearer in England: councils move to full cost recovery on 6 November
Official source · appears in 8 of our articles
The code describing a company's activity, given at Companies House registration; it often decides grant eligibility.
Its manufacturing activity must fall within an eligible sector, with a qualifying SIC code recorded at Companies House. GB manufacturers can apply for electricity bill relief until 30 November
Official source · appears in 6 of our articles
A declaration that a vehicle is kept off public roads; it stops the tax but bars you from driving it.
SORN explained: taking a car off the road and getting your tax back A SORN cancels your vehicle tax and refunds any full months left. SORN explained: taking a car off the road and getting your tax back
Official source · appears in 8 of our articles
The legal minimum an employer must pay while you are off sick, at a rate and for a period set by law.
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is the legal minimum sick pay, and it comes from your employer rather than the state. Statutory Sick Pay: £123.25 a week, 28 weeks and seven days before a fit note
Official source · appears in 4 of our articles
Runs the Tube, buses, DLR, trams and the Elizabeth line, and sets fares and zones.
If the bailiff is collecting for a council or Transport for London, complain to the council or TfL first, then to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman if you are still unhappy. Bailiffs at the door: what they cannot do and cannot take
Official source · appears in 45 of our articles
Rules under which employees transfer to the new owner of a business on their existing terms.
What TUPE protects — and what it does not When a business is sold or a contract changes hands, the employment contract moves to the new employer in full — service, holiday and terms included. Business sold? What TUPE protects — and what it does not
Official source · appears in 2 of our articles
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