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The process when a British national dies in Namibia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The process when a British national dies in Azerbaijan, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Canllawiau, ffurflenni a phapurau polisi Cymraeg gan Swyddfa’r Gwarcheidwad Cyhoeddus.
This document is an explanatory copy of the Cremation (England and Wales) Regulations 2008 as they have effect in relation to Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Belgium.
List of Funeral Directors and Repatriation Services in Bangladesh.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Lithuania.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's lasting and enduring powers of attorney privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for UK nationals in Chile.
Resources for local authorities and social care providers following the death of an employee or volunteer in adult social care.
The process when a British national dies in Burkina Faso, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Paraguay.
Guidance for crematorium managers. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Lebanon.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Argentina.
A draft remedial order to amend section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 to allow an award of bereavement damages to a new category of claimant.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Peru.
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