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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Use this form to search for a ‘grant of representation’ (known as ‘probate’) or a will for someone who died in England and Wales in or after 1858.
How to identify and record the people who own or control your company.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Citron on 18 April 2024.
The process when a British national dies in the UAE, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Find out how to protect your details, how to report fraud and what HMRC does to help keep you safe online.
Apply for citizenship as a direct descendant of a citizen of the UK and Colonies who was born in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Form to apply for leave to remain as a stateless person and for a biometric immigration document.
Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Your local council may have details of organisations in your community that can give families and young people help and support
Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
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