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Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
You cannot change a death certificate once it’s been issued, but you can…
Anyone can apply to correct a death entry. However, the General Register…
It costs £83 or £99 to apply to correct a mistake in a death registration.…
Changing an inheritance after death (a 'variation') and how it can affect amounts of Inheritance and Capital Gains tax due
How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.
Change or cancel a presumption of death certificate where there's clear evidence the missing person is still alive or that they died on a different date to what's on the certificate.
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report provides an analysis of how climate change makes extreme weather events such as cold, more intense and variable.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in China.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
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