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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.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, in the latest weeks for which data are available.
Arranging final payments to employees or pension recipients who die, and reporting the death of an employee at work to the Health and Safety Executive and the police
Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
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 and resources for health and social care professionals to improve the quality of services and reduce inequalities in care.
Clarifying existing practice for verifying deaths outside of hospitals and providing a framework for safe verification of death during the coronavirus emergency.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
Statistics on child deaths which child death overview panels have reviewed.
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC) helps to shape government policy on custody and detention by collecting, analysing and disseminating information on deaths in prisons, in or following police custody, immigration detention, or detention in hospital under...
Deaths Registered in Northern Ireland - Week ending 14th January 2022
Summary statistics on deaths among the UK regular armed forces.
Contact details for the General Register Office for Northern Ireland
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is the science inside UK defence and security. Dstl is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence .
List of funeral directors for British nationals in Guatemala.
Collected editions of crime, policing and fire news updates.
Funeral directors and crematorium operators can use this service to submit revenue returns and compliance statements
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