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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Form ST3: Statement of truth in support of an application for registration of land based upon lost or destroyed deeds.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
You can apply to be a guardian and manage the finances or property of…
You can apply if you’re the missing person’s: husband, wife or civil…
You can make a claim yourself or use a legal representative. Fill in the…
You must pay either: a £528 application fee if you apply to the Chancery…
The court will send copies of your form back to you, with ‘acknowledgement…
The guardianship order will tell you when you can start to make decisions…
The Office of the Public Guardian will supervise you while you act as a…
You must keep financial records and accounts. Follow the rules for gifts…
You must write a report for the Office of the Public Guardian each year…
You must apply to the High Court if you need to change your guardianship,…
Your guardianship ends automatically if one of the following things…
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
You can make a claim for a ‘declaration of presumed death’ from the High…
Download and fill in a claim form (N208) with details about: yourself -…
You must advertise your application in a newspaper local to the missing…
You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…
A guide to applying for compensation under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme.
How you should account for VAT on goods that are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
How to work out or amend the customs value or claim for duty repayment if your goods are lost, damaged or defective.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
How to apply for and check protections from the reductions in lifetime allowance.
Find out if you can claim a Soft Drinks Industry Levy credit for lost or destroyed drinks, and what evidence you need to get and keep.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
Guidance for local authorities on how to access the local government income compensation scheme for lost sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.
The NHSBT and UKHSA surveillance programme is a series of national schemes that monitors infection in blood, tissue and organ donors, and transfusion recipients.
Guidance for Police and Crime Commissioners on how to access the income loss recovery scheme for lost sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.
A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
If you lost your lifetime allowance protection as a result of the public service pension remedy (also known as McCloud), you may be able to reinstate it.
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.
Guidance for companies to work out and claim relief from Corporation Tax on terminal losses, capital losses and property income losses.
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