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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.
You need an exhumation licence if you are removing human remains from the ground
Apply for a licence to excavate buried human remains from an archaeological site in England and Wales.
Above-average rainfall has put Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and part of south Gloucestershire into ‘recovery’ but part of Wiltshire still in prolonged dry weather.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Palestine.
Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
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