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REGISTRATION
A
death must be registered by law usually in the district/sub-district in
which it has occurred
(Where
death has taken place some distance away provision can be made to
register the death locally)
The
death must be registered within five days but can be extended under
certain circumstances.
DETAILS & DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE REGISTRAR
Doctors Death Certificate
Birth Certificate (if available)
Medical Card (if available)
Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
Full name of deceased
Home Address
Date & place of death (if Nursing Home - length of stay)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth (Town and Country)
Last Occupation
Date of Birth of Surviving Partner
Inform the Registrar of Burial or Cremation
Is deceased in receipt of a pension or allowances from Public Funds ?
(e.g. War Pension)
FOR
DECEASED MARRIED WOMEN
Maiden
name
Husbands full name (even if deceased)
Husbands last occupation (even if deceased)
FOR THE INFORMANT
Full
name
Home
address
DOCUMENTS SUPPLIED BY REGISTRAR
Registrars Certificate for Burial or Cremation (green certificate) (for
Funeral Director)
Certificate of Registration of Death, (A white certificate for DHSS
purposes) deliver to DHSS with pension book etc.)
Certified copies of Entry of Death - purchased at £3.50 per copy. (for
insurance, banks, etc.)
CORONERS
PROCEDURE
If a
death has been reported to the Coroner, death cannot be registered until
the Coroner has given permission and there will be changes in the
documentation.
There
are certain circumstances when a death has to be reported to the
Coroner:
If death is sudden or unexpected, the family Doctor
has not been in attendance during the last 14 days or if admitted to
hospital and death occurs within 24 hours of admission. Also if the
deceased has suffered a fracture during the last 12 months, is in
receipt of a pension for either an accident that occurred at work or
injury in the Armed Forces or is suffering from an industrial or
notifiable disease the Coroner will be notified.
In these cases a death certificate will not be
issued unless the Coroner allows after making due inquiry.
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