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Explains the roles and responsibilities of the UK organisations that support bereaved families when a British national dies by murder or manslaughter abroad.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in India.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
This resource pack highlights examples of best practice and helps ensure that effective support is available to victims of forced marriage.
This guidance sets out the Public Guardian’s position on a number of issues related to fixed costs charged by professional and public authority deputies
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.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's lasting and enduring powers of attorney privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
The process when a British national dies in Sierra Leone, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in China.
This guidance sets out the Public Guardian’s position on the Re ACC judgment and the actions OPG expect deputies to take to ensure compliance.
Use this guidance to apply to be a panel deputy.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
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.
The process when a British national dies in Hong Kong, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Russia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK
If a British national dies in Iran, find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information for British nationals in the event of a death in Morocco.
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