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Correct mistakes in the common land or town or village greens register.
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.…
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
If you live in England or Wales, there’s usually no record of: the exact…
You can usually avoid having to create a boundary agreement by having an…
You can apply to have the exact boundary between your property and your…
Write to HM Land Registry (HMLR) if you think there’s a boundary mistake…
Correct mistakes with pay and deductions including National Insurance (NI), amend errors in FPS payroll reports, correct payments to HMRC.
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
If there are any errors on a marriage or civil partnership certificate you can correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what...
Appeal a mistake on a criminal record check certificate or appeal a decision on DBS's list of people who are barred from certain roles
Correct mistakes in commons registers, including adding or removing buildings or land, and registering greens wrongly recorded as commons.
This document contains the following information: Small mistakes, big consequences: first report session 2009 to 2010.
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