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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 -…
Reporting a death, wills, probate and Inheritance Tax
A guide to the major publications related to excess deaths in the UK, who produces them and links to the methods and analysis.
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
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.
You should be aware that Nepalese procedures differ significantly from those in the United Kingdom.
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
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
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...
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
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
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
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.
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