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Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…
As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…
A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Use this form to submit an expert opinion about someone's mental capacity as part of an application to make decisions for them.
The Help is at Hand booklet provides information, support and guidance for those affected by suicide.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
Form to find out if someone has a guardian acting for them
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Use this 'application notice' to tell court that you're going to apply for a Court of Protection order.
Apply to search the Office of the Public Guardian registers to see if they have a Lasting Power of Attorney, deputy or guardian acting on their behalf
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
You can allow another person or an organisation to help manage your account or act on your behalf.
Local rules and procedures, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body or ashes to the UK.
How to become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.
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