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Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Oman, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Explanatory note in lieu of certificate of celibacy/certificate of matrimonial capacity for getting married in Romania.
Information about the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons, the clergy and secretaries of synagogues for marriage ceremonies.
Guidance for crematorium managers. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sweden.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Denmark.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Slovenia.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Cambodia.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's lasting and enduring powers of attorney privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian’s deputy supervision privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Find out how the Office of the Public Guardian collects and processes your personal data.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sudan.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Egypt.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Finland.
This document is an explanatory copy of the Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 as they have effect in relation to Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
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