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Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Poland.
Technical guidance on the Children's Funeral Fund for England.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
The process when a British national dies in Ghana, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in India.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Cyprus.
If a British national dies in Iran, find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Qatar, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
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.
The process when a British national dies in Oman, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information on what to do when someone dies in Ireland.
Information for those bereaving the death of a British national in Bahrain.
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.
Guidance for applicants for cremation. 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 Wale…
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Malta.
Information for British nationals in the event of a death in Morocco.
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