Mail without a postal code will be delivered, but may be delayed. To take cremated remains to the UK, you will need a copy of the government issued death certificate and a letter from the crematorium verifying the contents of the urn. On arrival in the UK, the remains have to be declared to customs. For information on all aspects of education in the UK see our Education page. For details of organisations that may be able to help, see our Finding People page.
All animals entering Britain from Canada are still subject to quarantine regulations.
In 1998, the UK Agriculture Select Committee Report on Health Controls on the Importation of Live Animals recommended that an alternative to quarantine be introduced. On 3 August 1999, Baroness Hayman, Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food announced details of the new Pet Travel Scheme. This scheme will enable cats and dogs from certain countries to travel within Western Europe. A pilot scheme has been in place since April 2000. Unfortunately Canada and the USA are not included in the pilot scheme due to the occurrence of rabies in wildlife.