Pat Cook Funeral Services
Registering a Death
The Doctor who attended the deceased will produce a Medical
Certificate of the cause of death. This must be presented to the Registrar
along with, if possible the deceased Birth Certificate, Marriage/Civil
Partnership Certificate and NHS medical card.
Registration should be done within 5 working days. The
Registrar will ask certain questions. Full name of deceased at time of
death, and any previously used names including maiden surname, date and
place of birth, which country if born abroad, details of spouse or civil
partner and if deceased was in receipt of State Benefit.
If there is no involvement of Coroners Office then a
Certificate of Burial or Cremation will be issued, this must be given to the
Funeral Director, the Registrar will also offer the service called "tell us
once" this service notification of death to all government agencies needing
to be informed of a death, for example DVLA, DWP, Passport Agency, Inland
Revenue etc., Copies are available of the Death Certificate at a nominal
charge and are needed by Banks, Solicitors etc to deal with the estate of
the deceased.
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