A doctor who has attended the deceased will produce a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

This will be forwarded to the Register Office electronically. Once the Registrar receives this certificate they will contact you to arrange an appointment for you to attend their office.

The Registrar will ask you certain questions to obtain the correct information for the registration –
· Full Name of Deceased at time of death and any other names previously used 
· Date and Place of Birth
· Occupation
· Address
· Spouse or Civil Partner’s Name and Occupation

If there is no involvement of the Coroner’s Office then a Certificate of Burial or Cremation will be issued and this will be forwarded to the Funeral Director by the Registrar.

The Registrar will also offer a service called “Tell Us Once” which will notify all government agencies needing to be informed of a death, for example DVLA, DWP, Passport Agency, Inland Revenue etc.

Copies of the Death Certificate are available at a charge per certificate and are needed by Banks, Solicitors etc to deal with the estate of the deceased.

Useful documents to take with you to the Registration are –
· Birth Certificate
· Marriage/ Civil Partnership Certificate
· Deed Poll/Change of Name Deed
· Passport
· Driving Licence
· Blue Badge Parking Permit
· National Insurance Number
· National Health Number