Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how asylum seekers who die in the UK are returned to their country of origin.

There are no specific procedures for asylum seekers.

The burial or cremation arrangements of any person who had had recently arrived from abroad would depend on the circumstances, for example the wishes of their relatives or friends, or the relevant national embassy.

If there are no relatives or others to assist, the relevant local authority would have a duty to ensure that the deceased is buried or cremated respectfully.

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