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You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
Reporting a person who cannot work with children or vulnerable adults
Use this form to apply for a Court of Protection order to become a deputy to make financial or welfare decisions for someone else.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
What to do if someone you know is having issues with their benefits: the ways you can manage their claim and how to call a helpline to ask for help.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
You can be fined if your dog is out of control in public - find out about Dog Control Orders, banned dogs, dog fouling and reporting a dangerous dog
Claim or deal with Child Benefit for someone else - if your child has a baby, authorisation form TC689, appointees, voluntary organisations
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
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.
Find out what rights and obligations you can transfer, if you can transfer or receive them and what to do after authorisation.
Form to find out if someone has a guardian acting for them
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
Use this 'application notice' to tell court that you're going to apply for a Court of Protection order.
Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
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