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Find out how OPG contacts customers and what to do if you are worried a call, email or message is not genuine.
Our leaflets help organisations in England and Wales to explain lasting powers of attorney and the importance of planning for the future.
This page provides information on what to do if OPG can't investigate your concern.
How to make a summary decision on court costs in a fast track case or after a short hearing lasting up to a day.
Use this tool to work out how to apportion the £2.5 million allowance across property that qualifies for 100% agricultural relief or 100% business relief.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
What the Office of the Public Guardian expects from companies that provide surety bonds to court-appointed deputies.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north of England.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north east of England.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in China.
The process when a British national dies in Pakistan, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s 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.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
List of UK-based funeral directors for British nationals when someone dies abroad.
How the death certification process in England and Wales will change from 9 September 2024, including the introduction of medical examiners.
The process when a British national dies in Indonesia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The process when a British national dies in Poland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the west of England.
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