{"id":145,"date":"2025-12-05T06:39:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:12:27","slug":"repatriation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/courts\/coroners-court\/repatriation\/","title":{"rendered":"Repatriation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull banner\" style=\"padding-top:4vh;padding-right:3vw;padding-bottom:4vh;padding-left:3vw;min-height:450px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1932 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation.jpg\" style=\"object-position:46% 69%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"46% 69%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/Repatriation-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-7ca5745e wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/courts\/\">Courts<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/courts\/courts\/coroners-court\/\">Coroner&#8217;s Court<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Repatriation<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Repatriation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Any repatriation into the Falkland Islands, or repatriation from <br>the Falkland Islands must be notified to HM Coroner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-04d632e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is repatriation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Repatriation is name given to the process of returning a deceased to their &#8216;home&#8217; 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