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Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in India.
Form for medical referees to authorise the cremation of a dead person's body parts.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Egypt.
Use this form if you need to cremate body parts from a deceased person or a stillborn baby.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Ghana, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
Information on how to organise a cremation, including how to apply for a cremation, declare your wishes regarding ashes, request medical certificates and declare fitted implants.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
Advice and guidance for crematorium managers and cremation authorities on the correct forms to use when arranging a cremation.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Greece.
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