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Baby loss certificates for parents who experienced a loss of pregnancy before 24 weeks are now available for application from 9am today (22 February 2024).
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
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.…
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
How to spot anthrax, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
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.
Reporting a death, wills, probate and Inheritance Tax
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
A compensation scheme for UK serving and former service personnel injured as a result of their service in His Majesty's Armed Forces.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Location: St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
Safety leaflet on opioid medicines to help patients and their families reduce the risks of harm.
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on scarlet fever and invasive group A streptococcus cases.
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Clarifying existing practice for verifying deaths outside of hospitals and providing a framework for safe verification of death during the coronavirus emergency.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
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