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How the death certification process in England and Wales will change from 9 September 2024, including the introduction of medical examiners.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
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.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
The process when a British national dies in Greece, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
List of UK-based funeral directors for British nationals when someone dies abroad.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Mexico, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in India.
Information on what to do when someone dies in Ireland.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Technical guidance on the Children's Funeral Fund for England.
The process when a British national dies in Austria, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Qatar, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
What to do when a British national dies in Tunisia, including registering the death, funerals, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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