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What British nationals need to do to get married in Morocco, including what documents you need.
This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.
Find out the methods available for paying your deputyship fees.
The process when a British national dies in Spain, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in the Philippines – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Guidance for GP practices, hospitals, hospices and medical examiner offices about when to order more MCCDs and what to do with completed MCCDs.
The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
What British nationals need to do to get married in China, including what documents you need.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Use the online service to update details of an estate, authorise an agent, or close an estate.
How you can request to search the Public Guardian registers and request additional information.
Find out how to get help if you have concerns that someone is being abused or neglected under a lasting power of attorney, enduring power of attorney or deputy court order.
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
An HMPPS Policy Framework for working with domestic abuse that takes account of a range of domestic abuse contexts and the need to protect victims and children.
This toolkit provides a guide for parents and carers to make financial decisions for a young person who lacks mental capacity.
This is guidance to medical practitioners on notifying deaths to the coroner.
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