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Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
You cannot change a death certificate once it’s been issued, but you can…
Anyone can apply to correct a death entry. However, the General Register…
It costs £75 or £90 to apply to correct a mistake in a death registration.…
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
You can make a claim to cancel (‘revoke’) or change (‘vary’) the details…
Download and fill in claim form N208. You’re known as the ‘claimant’ if…
You must advertise your claim in a newspaper local to the missing person’s…
You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Arranging final payments to employees or pension recipients who die, and reporting the death of an employee at work to the Health and Safety Executive and the police
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
When an ISA can be closed, and how to void or repair an ISA if you're an ISA manager.
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
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.
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
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