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This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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
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.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Reporting a death, wills, probate and Inheritance Tax
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
Local rules and procedures, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body or ashes to the UK.
The Help is at Hand booklet provides information, support and guidance for those affected by suicide.
An expert review of evidence has sought to give the most accurate possible assessment of how many prisoners and labourers died on Alderney between 1941 to 1945.
Applying for a correction to the General Register Office where there has not been a Coroner's inquest.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in the Philippines
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
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.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Greece, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
Form for medical referees to authorise the cremation of a deceased person's body.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in India.
Information about changes to the death certification process in England and Wales from 9 September 2024.
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
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