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Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
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.
The process when a British national dies in the US, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
The process when a British national dies in the Republic of Moldova, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Montenegro, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
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