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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
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
Find out how to nominate someone to collect your State Pension for you
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
Use this form to submit an expert opinion about someone's mental capacity as part of an application to make decisions for them.
Download and fill in this form to find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them.
Local authorities, police and NHS staff can find out about the information we have on our registers in England and Wales and how to ask for it.
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
You can allow another person or an organisation to help manage your account or act on your behalf.
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
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
How to appoint a payment representative or an agent to deal with VAT-related payments if you do not have a business establishment in the UK.
Child Benefit if your child lives with someone else - when you can claim, multiple claims, change who gets the benefit
Use form TC689 to authorise someone (an 'intermediary') to act on your behalf for your tax credits and Child Benefit.
Use Form COP1B to describe the personal welfare decisions you need to make for someone when you're applying for a Court of Protection order.
Search reports on business payment practices: when invoices are paid, payment terms and practices
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Use Form COP1D to give supporting information for your application to appoint or discharge a trustee as part of a Court of Protection order.
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