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How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
You can apply to be a guardian and manage the finances or property of…
You can apply if you’re the missing person’s: husband, wife or civil…
You can make a claim yourself or use a legal representative. Fill in the…
You must pay either: a £528 application fee if you apply to the Chancery…
The court will send copies of your form back to you, with ‘acknowledgement…
The guardianship order will tell you when you can start to make decisions…
The Office of the Public Guardian will supervise you while you act as a…
You must keep financial records and accounts. Follow the rules for gifts…
You must write a report for the Office of the Public Guardian each year…
You must apply to the High Court if you need to change your guardianship,…
Your guardianship ends automatically if one of the following things…
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing payments to cover loss of earnings
Use this form to report that an original will is lost and you’re applying for probate. You must only use this form if you're representing yourself.
Complete form LS01 to report your British passport lost or stolen if you’re outside the UK.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Form BOR1422 is used when clearing missing or delayed baggage through UK customs controls at ports or airports.
What to do if any of your cattle, bison or buffalo are lost or stolen, and if you get them back.
What to do if you've been affected by crime abroad and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and others can help.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with malicious lost and stolen passport reports.
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
UK military advisor, Nicholas Aucott, says Ukraine is inflicting significant losses on Russia’s airforce, with Ukraine destroying Russian jets 20 times faster than Russia can replace them.
Immigration staff guidance on lost and stolen documents.
Use this form if you are making a claim for expenses when coming to a hearing at a Special Educational Needs and Disability tribunal, and you cannot provide tickets or receipts as proof of travel.
Guidance to provide assistance to applicants, guardians, organisations and courts when dealing with the affairs of missing people.
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