Guidance and regulation

Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 20 September 2019

How to arrange a consular marriage, including giving notice, what to bring to the ceremony and which countries offer the service.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 9 May 2024

The process when a British national dies in Turkey, including registering the death, funerals and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 5 October 2023

How the death certification process in England and Wales will change from April 2024, including the introduction of medical examiners.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Updated: 19 September 2023

The Government is introducing legislation to allow people to use video-conferencing technology for the witnessing of wills being made.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 12 January 2022

What British nationals need to do to get married in Thailand, including what documents are needed.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 2 May 2024

Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Updated: 21 December 2021

What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 9 May 2024

This is guidance to medical practitioners on notifying deaths to the coroner.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Updated: 25 March 2022

Find out about making investments for someone who does not have mental capacity.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Updated: 28 May 2019

Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.

• From: Bona Vacantia and 1 others
• Updated: 22 March 2024

An HMPPS Policy Framework for working with domestic abuse that takes account of a range of domestic abuse contexts and the need to protect victims and children.

• From: HM Prison and Probation Service and 1 others
• Updated: 27 September 2022

How you can request to search the Public Guardian registers and request additional information.

• From: Office of the Public Guardian
• Updated: 1 September 2021

The process when a British national dies in Germany, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 31 October 2023

This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 28 January 2021

Use the online service to update details of an estate, authorise an agent, or close an estate.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 27 September 2021

Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Qatar.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2022

Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 31 August 2022

The UK government's offices in India no longer issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ for marriage registrations to British nationals.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 12 September 2023