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Guidance for medical practitioners. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Forms for applying for a cremation, including certificates and authorisation forms for doctors, funeral directors and crematorium managers.
Advice and guidance for crematorium managers and cremation authorities on the correct forms to use when arranging a cremation.
Information on how to organise a cremation, including how to apply for a cremation, declare your wishes regarding ashes and declare implantable medical devices.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Mexico, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information to help funeral directors arrange a cremation, including details of which forms to use.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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