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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
You can make a claim for a ‘declaration of presumed death’ from the High…
Download and fill in a claim form (N208) with details about: yourself -…
You must advertise your application in a newspaper local to the missing…
You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cameroon, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information about changes to the death certification process in England and Wales from 9 September 2024.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Kenya.
A violent thug who stabbed a young man to death had his life sentence increased.
Information to help families and friends of British Nationals who have died in Cameroon
Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) investigators have appealed to the public for information about a night-time incident in which a man died after going into the River Nene at Port of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
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