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  • Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice

    Code of practice giving guidance for decisions made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • Legalisation: next-day service providers

    This page lists businesses that can provide a next-day service to legalise a document.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Make a claim to a deceased person's estate

    Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.

    • From: Bona Vacantia
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  • Using the donor’s LPA: access codes and View an LPA

    You can let companies see an online version of the LPA, instead of the registered paper version. Find out how to do this.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • What to do when someone dies abroad

    What to do, including registering the death, post mortems, bringing the body to the UK and getting help from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Pay for your lasting power of attorney online by card

    You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • What to do after a British person dies in Spain

    This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Easy read: Tell Us Once

    Tell Us Once helps you let most government departments and local councils know when someone dies. This guide tells you how to use it.

    • From: Department for Work and Pensions
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  • Report a concern

    About an attorney, deputy or guardian

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • Store a will with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

    A guide for people who want to store their will or codicil (an update to the will) with HM Courts and Tribunals Service.

    • From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
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  • Notarial and documentary services guide for the Philippines

    Documents, certificates, services available at British Embassy in Manila.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
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  • Using the View an LPA service

    The View an LPA service can be used by companies and organisations to check an LPA is valid and who the attorneys are, helping keep their customers safe.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • How we deal with safeguarding concerns

    Find out how to get help if you have concerns that someone is being abused or neglected under a lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or deputy court order.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • Register an estate as a personal representative

    Use the online service to register a deceased person's estate if you’re an executor, administrator or personal representative.

    • From: HM Revenue & Customs
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  • Living in the Czech Republic

    Information for British citizens moving to or living in the Czech Republic, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Living in the Philippines

    Information for British citizens moving to or living in the Philippines, including guidance on residency, healthcare, civil registration and more.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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  • Pay your deputyship fees

    Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • Urgent enquiries: check if someone has an attorney or deputy

    Local authorities, police and NHS staff can find out about the information we have on our registers in England and Wales and how to ask for it.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • Avoiding errors when completing a lasting power of attorney form

    This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.

    • From: Office of the Public Guardian
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  • What to do after a British person dies in Thailand

    This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.

    • From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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