REGISTRATION
What documents will you need
when registering a death?
What information
will you need to
give the Registrar
about yourself
as the person
registering?
• our relationship to the
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deceased, for example: son,
daughter, widow, widower,
niece, nephew, surviving civil
partner
• your full name
• your usual address.
All the information the
Registrar asks for is given to
the best of your knowledge at
that time.
When you go to register the death you must take with you:
• he medical certificate of the cause of death, signed by a doctor, unless
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the coroner is issuing the paperwork.
It would also be helpful if you can take the deceased’s:
• birth certificate
• marriage/civil partnership certificates
• NHS Medical Card.
If you plan to take up the TUO service, please take the deceased's:
• ational Insurance number
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• driving licence
• bus pass
• passport
• blue badge.
What documents will you receive from the
Registrar?
After the information has been recorded into the death register, the
Registrar will issue the necessary forms and certificates.
If a post-mortem is not being held, the Registrar will give you:
• Certificate for Burial or Cremation (called the ‘green form’), giving
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permission for the body to be buried or for an application for
cremation to be made
• f the deceased is to be buried or cremated outside of England or
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Wales the coroner will issue the necessary forms
• Certificate of Registration of Death (form BD8) issued for
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Department of Work and Pensions
• nformation about which organisations have been notified if TUO has
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been taken up.
You will be able to buy one or more death certificates*, which are
certified copies of the original register entry. They are needed by the
executor or administrator when sorting out the deceased person’s affairs
and need to be originals not photocopies. Anything that has to be closed
down or claimed will need a certificate. Most companies will return the
certificate.
*Please note: the fee increases for certificates applied for after the day of
registration.
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The Registrar will also offer you a leaflet called ‘What to do after a death
in England or Wales’, giving advice on probate and administrative issues.