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Application form for a licence to remove buried human remains (including cremated remains).
This document provides guidance for museums and other institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that hold human remains in permanent collections.
Apply for a licence to excavate buried human remains from an archaeological site in England and Wales.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
The partial remains of 72 British soldiers who served and died during the First World War have been returned to France from a museum collection.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Find out what the MOD War Detectives get up to throughout their days
Statement by Legal Advisor Colin McIntyre at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Italy.
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