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Use the online service to register a deceased person's estate if you’re an executor, administrator or personal representative.
What British nationals need to do to get married in China, including what documents you need.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Morocco, including what documents you need.
Find contact details of panel deputies available to support people who lack mental capacity.
How to arrange a consular marriage, including giving notice, what to bring to the ceremony and which countries offer the service.
This guidance has been written to help the donor avoid making errors when they fill out a lasting power of attorney (LPA) form.
Local authorities, police and NHS staff can find out about the information we have on our registers in England and Wales and how to ask for it.
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.
Guidance for GP practices, hospitals, hospices and medical examiner offices about when to order more MCCDs and what to do with completed MCCDs.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in the Philippines, including guidance on residency, healthcare, civil registration and more.
The Office of the Public Guardian's approach to family care payments, also known as gratuitous care payments.
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.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
How you can request to search the Public Guardian registers and request additional information.
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Use the online service to update details of an estate, authorise an agent, or close an estate.
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