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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

How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.

• Updated: 14 May 2025

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

• Overview

  You can make a claim for a ‘declaration of presumed death’ from the High…

• Make your claim

  Download and fill in a claim form (N208) with details about: yourself -…

• Advertise your claim in a newspaper

  You must advertise your application in a newspaper local to the missing…

• Attend a hearing

  You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…

What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing payments to cover loss of earnings

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.

• Updated: 31 August 2022

Guidance for local authorities on how to access the local government income compensation scheme for lost sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.

• Updated: 12 November 2021

• Updated: 6 March 2025

Tells HM Passport Office staff working in the lost, stolen and recovered (LSR) team about duties they must complete as part of the LSR process.

• Updated: 6 March 2025

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