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Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing scholarships for employees' family members
As an employer providing scholarships for your employees’ family members,…
You don’t have to pay or report anything if the scholarship is…
If the scholarship isn’t exempt, you must report it to HM Revenue and…
The following guides contain more detailed information: scholarships…
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…
To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…
If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…
You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…
You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…
You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…
You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…
You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…
You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your fingerprints and a…
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Family Routes tracks the needs, experiences and outcomes of children leaving care on an adoption order or special guardianship order in England.
Annual statistics about food and drink purchases in the UK.
These guides explain how to use the General Register Office when researching your family tree and family history.
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein or a person of Northern Ireland.
This guidance is for parents and family members involved in family court proceedings. It explains transparency orders and reporting of cases by certain journalists and lawyers.
The IFRP provides independent advice to the Home Office on how best to safeguard children’s welfare during a family’s enforced return. IFRP works with the Home Office .
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