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Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK

The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.

• Updated: 18 September 2024

Visiting a prisoner: visiting times, keeping in touch by email, telephone or letter, banned items and sending money to a prisoner by debit card or online bank transfer

• Letters, video and telephone calls

  Letters You can contact a prisoner by writing to them. Write the person’s…

• Email and social media

  Prisoners are not allowed to access social networking websites (such as…

• Banned items

  You must not send or give anything to a prisoner that: is indecent or…

• Sending money

  You can send money to someone in prison by making an online payment by…

• Visiting someone in prison

  You can make an online request to visit someone in prison in most cases.…

Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.

• Updated: 6 February 2025

Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.

The process when a British national dies in Russia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK

• Updated: 22 January 2026

The process when a British national dies in Vietnam, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

• Updated: 23 January 2026

An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.

How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity.

• Updated: 8 April 2025

If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...