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Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Panama.
Resources for local authorities and social care providers following the death of an employee or volunteer in adult social care.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Denmark.
Data showing the number of Gender Recognition Certificate applications received and decisions made between April 2005 and March 2021.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in New Zealand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Egypt.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in South Korea, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The process when a British national dies in Algeria, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Oman, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Azerbaijan.
Information for those bereaving the death of a British national in Bahrain.
A draft remedial order to amend section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 to allow an award of bereavement damages to a new category of claimant.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in China.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Luxembourg.
This document is an explanatory copy of the Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 as they have effect in relation to Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sweden.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Denmark.
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