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Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or solicitor.
A deed poll is a legal document that proves a change of name. This guide…
You need to be 16 or over to make an ‘unenrolled’ deed poll. Some…
You can put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ it with the High…
To change the name of a child under 18 you can either: make an unenrolled…
List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.
Criteria applied by the VMD for accepting and agreeing the invented name of veterinary medicinal products.
Most popular first names for baby boys and girls, from all live births
How Business e-services customers can complete an e-CON application to change the name of a register proprietor through the portal.
List of vexatious litigants, banned from starting court cases without permission.
Evelyn Ashton-Griffiths took up the position of Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome in February 2024. Most recently, Evelyn was Deputy Political Counsellor at the British High Commission in New Delhi and she led the UK’s...
The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) guidance on English conventional names.
Evelyn Dickey was a Non-Executive Member of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Board from June 2015 to 31 July 2024 and was also chair of the NDA Remuneration Committee. Evelyn has extensive human resources experience, leading design and delivery of...
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