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Form for registered medical practitioners to certify that a dead person's body parts can be released for cremation.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has designated two new UK Approved Bodies, delivering increased capacity for the certification of the performance and safety of medical devices, for healthcare professionals and the public.
We give statutory advice to ministers on the risks to human health and the environment from the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). ACRE is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs...
Driving innovation that will deliver improved public services, create new better-paid jobs and grow the economy. DSIT is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies .
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
The details of everyone working in non departmental public bodies, also known as quangos, who currently earn more than £150,000.
We work for a secure and prosperous United Kingdom with global reach and influence. We will protect our people, territories, values and interests at home and overseas, through strong armed forces and in partnership with allies, to ensure our security,...
What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.
New Bill will ban UK public bodies from imposing their own boycotts
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move....
We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer. DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 23 agencies and public bodies .
HM Treasury is the government’s economic and finance ministry, maintaining control over public spending, setting the direction of the UK’s economic policy and working to achieve strong and sustainable economic growth. HMT is a ministerial department, supported by 16 agencies...
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
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.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities supports communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work. DLUHC is a ministerial department, supported by 15 agencies and public bodies .
We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development. EA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , supported by 1 public body .
Statement by Ambassador Archie Young at the UN General Assembly for the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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