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How to use the General Register Office to find birth certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
Tells HM Passport Office staff what to do if we issue a passport with an error.
Information and guidance for transgender and transsexual customers.
How to use the General Register Office to find death certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
A listing of where you can view the General Register Office indexes online and in person.
This quick start guide tells you how the Equality Act regulates the way in which private clubs and other types of associations treat their members…
How to use the General Register Office to find marriage certificates when researching your family tree and family history.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with applications to replace passports that have been reported lost or stolen.
This page is designed to provide British Nationals with guidance on nationality in China.
Explains the roles and responsibilities of authorised persons at marriage ceremonies.
How to get a UK passport for your child if they were born through surrogacy.
This booklet provides guidance to members of the clergy on their role and responsibilities during burials, baptisms and marriages.
This template can be used for checking photographs for all passport applicants aged 6 and over.
HM Passport Office guidelines for photographers and photographic studios producing photos for UK passports.
Guidance to help public authorities comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty in their policies, programmes and services.
An example of a supporting letter to include with your collective passport application.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with a passport application for a customer whose claim is through a European Economic Area national who exercised Treaty rights.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) guidance on preventing and responding to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment in the international aid sector.
Guidance on how to sign your new passport.
People who lack mental capacity can be helped to express their views by an independent mental capacity advocate service.
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