REGISTERING
A STILLBIRTH
Certificates
What certificates will be issued?
Certificate of Registration
A certificate of registration will be issued, free-of-charge, to the person
who registers the stillbirth.
Stillbirth certificate
After a stillbirth has been registered, one or more certificates may be
bought at the time of registration or at any time afterwards by the
mother or the father (the father’s details would need to be recorded in
the register entry for him to be able to obtain a certificate)*.
*Please note: the fee increases for certificates applied for after the day
of registration.
Any application for a certificate from someone who is not the mother
or father should be sent to the General Register Office, Certificate
Production, PO Box 2, Southport, PR8 2JD, giving full details of the
purpose for which the certificate is required.
Certificate for burial or cremation
The Registrar will issue a certificate for the burial or cremation of the
stillborn child. The certificate is normally passed to the funeral director
or the person who is making the arrangements.
A funeral cannot take place until this certificate is given to the burial
authority or the crematorium. If there is a delay to the registration, it is
possible for a certificate for the burial to be issued before registration
provided the stillbirth does not need to be reported to the coroner. A
certificate for cremation cannot be issued before the registration.
Information to be
supplied for the
registration of a
stillbirth
for the child
• date and place of stillbirth
• he forename(s) and
t
surname, if the parents wish
to name the stillborn child
• ex of the child.
s
for the father (where this
information is to be entered in
the register)
• forename(s) and surname
• date and place of birth
• ccupation at the time
o
of the stillbirth or, if not
employed at that time, the
last occupation.
for the mother
• forename(s) and surname
• aiden surname if the
m
mother is, or has been,
married
• date and place of birth
• ccupation at the time
o
of the stillbirth or, if not
employed at that time, the
last occupation
• sual address at the date of
u
the stillbirth
• ate of marriage, if married
d
to the stillborn child’s father
at the time of the stillbirth
• umber of previous children
n
by the present or former
husband/partner.
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