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Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
How to apply to the Children’s Funeral Fund for help paying for a funeral for a child under 18
The Children’s Funeral Fund for England can help to pay for some of the…
A temporary export bar has been placed on a French Gothic ivory casket
Arts Minister Michael Ellis announces temporary export bar so that a buyer can be found for 16th century casket worth £750,000.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar on a spectacular Chinese porcelain casket with European mounts.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Culture Minister defers export of a George II medal cabinet, a Chinese porcelain casket and a 16th century table top.
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