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Detailed guides for people making property and finance or health and welfare decisions under a lasting power of attorney.
List of UK-based funeral directors for British nationals when someone dies abroad.
The UK government's offices in India no longer issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ for marriage registrations to British nationals.
Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
The process when a British national dies in Portugal, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the Midlands.
The process when a British national dies in Turkey, including registering the death, funerals and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Explains the roles and responsibilities of the UK organisations that support bereaved families when a British national dies by murder or manslaughter abroad.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
How the death certification process in England and Wales will change from 9 September 2024, including the introduction of medical examiners.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
This report provides quality assessments of the data sources used in the Family Resources Survey. It considers the data from collection, processing and analysis, to publication.
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
How to make a summary decision on court costs in a fast track case or after a short hearing lasting up to a day.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north east of England.
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