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Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Employers can check the criminal record of someone applying for a role.…
You can request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on behalf of…
How you request a standard or enhanced check depends on how many checks…
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Get military records of service for the Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), British Army and Royal Air Force - who can apply, how long it takes, cost, how to apply.
Reporting a person who cannot work with children or vulnerable adults
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45 helps you decide how to check someone's identity.
Use the service to find the location of people in prison when you do not know which prison they are in - contact details, what you need to include
Emotional and practical support for bereaved families and loved ones is available from government departments and approved charities.
Find out if someone can rent your private residential property in England.
Register as a ‘trusted helper’ to manage tax online for a friend or relative, or call HMRC for someone else
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
Bereavement compensation information for when a service person's or veteran's death is predominantly caused by His Majesty's Armed Forces service on or after 6 April 2005.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Make a request for a social visit to someone in a prison in England and Wales
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
The death of a family member is a difficult time. We provide a number of free services to families when a veteran or service person dies.
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