Registration

Registering a death

 

Who may register?

If the person died in a house or hospital, the death can be registered by:

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• A Relative ​

• An occupant of the house 

• An official from the Hospital 

• The person arranging the funeral 

• Someone who was present at the death

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Death occurring anywhere else can be registered by:

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• A Relative 

• Someone who was present at the death 

• The person who found the deceased 

• The person in charge of the deceased 

• The person arranging the funeral 

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Most deaths are registered by a relative, the registrars would normally only allow other people there if there are no relatives available. 

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Documents & Information You Will Need

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​When registering a death, you will need the following documents if available:

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• Medical certificate of the cause of death (sent automatically by the medical examiner) ​and if available:

• Council Tax Bill

• Driving Licence 

• Passport

• Proof Of Address

• Birth Certificate (or date and place of birth)

• NHS Medical card (or NHS Number) 

• Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate 

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Information you will need to tell the registrar:

• The Person's full name at the time of death 

• Any names previously used (e.g., Maiden Name) 

• The Persons date and place of birth 

• Their Last address

• Their occupation (last occupation if retired)

• The full name, date of birth and occupation of a surviving Spouse or Civil Partner 

• Whether they are receiving a state pension or any other benefit 

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Tell Us Once Service 

Tell us once is a service that lets you report a death to most Government organisations in one go. This service informs local and central government departments about the death and reduces the number of phone calls you need to make. The Registrar will post or email you information about this service along with a unique code to allow you to access this free service via telephone or online.

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Tell us once will notify:

• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

• Department for work and pensions (DWP)

• Passport office 

• Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA)

• Blue badge

• Bus pass

• The Local Council 

• Veteran's UK 

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Documents You Will Receive: 

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If a Post-Mortem is not being held, The Registrar will issue you with:​

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• Certificate for Burial or Cremation (Green Form)

      Given to the Funeral Director as soon as possible

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• Certificate of Registration of Death (White Form) ​

       Known as a BD8, this form is for DWP Purposes 

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• Death Certificate 

      A Certified copy of the entry into the register 

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If a Post- Mortem is being held to determine the cause of death and the deceased is to be cremated the coroner will issue:

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• Form Cremation 6 Certificate of Coroner (sent directly to the Funeral Director by The Coroner) 

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Death Certificates

Following the registration, death certificates are charged at £12.50 each*.

You will be able to buy one or more death certificates' at this time.

These will be needed by the executor or administrator when sorting out personal affairs. Where you are using a death certificate to process financial matters for example; Banks, Building societies, Pension schemes etc an original will be required. It is good to have your debit card ready so these can be ordered straight away for you and avoid any delays in dealing with the affairs of the deceased.

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Your funeral director does not require a copy of the death certificate.

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The Registrar will email the ‘Green’ Form 9 and White Form D directly to your chosen Funeral Director, it is important that the registrar knows the exact Funeral Director you are using and the email address that the “Green” Form 9 needs to be sent to, in this case it is butterflyfunerals@outlook.com.  Please give us a call on 0116 269 8120  to let us know your registration appointment is complete and we will ensure we receive the “Green” form 9 from the registrar.