Registering A Death
Registering a Death
Information to help guide you as easily as possible through the process of registering a death
- Who can register a death?
- When should I register a death?
- What is needed to register?
- How do I request a copy death certificate?
- Once is all it takes
- Where are we?
Who can register a death?
In the event of a death one of the following persons has a legal obligation to register the death:
- a relative of the deceased
- a person present at the death
- a person arranging the funeral (not the undertaker)
In certain circumstances others, such as the administrator of an elderly persons home can register a death, for advice please contact the Register Office.
When should I register a deaths?
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a death should be registered within five days of its happening. Registration can be delayed for a further nine days provided the registrar receives, in writing, confirmation that a medical certificate of the cause of death has been signed by the doctor.
What is needed to register?
You have to register a death in the Registration District where the death took place, although it is possible to give a declaration of the details to be registered to a registrar in another area.
You will need to provide the following information about the deceased:-
- Full name, surname
- Address
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Occupation
- Maiden surname, if applicable
- If the person who has died was a married woman or widow, the full names and occupation of her husband
You will need to bring a medical certificate of cause of death issued by a doctor. If the death has been referred to the Coroner, the Coroner's officer will advise you what to do.
If the deceased received a pension or allowance from public funds, eg: Civil service or army pension please inform the registrar.
Once is all it takes
We can help you tell the people who need to know
When someone has died, there are lots of things that need to be done and often at a time when you least feel like doing them. One of those things is contacting the government departments and local authority services that need to be told.
Tameside Council is working with other Government departments to offer you a new service which we hope will make things easier. This new service means you can just tell us and then we will then tell a number of organisations.
How the new service can help you
When someone has died, their death needs to be registered with the registrar. Once that’s done, several other organisations may have to be contacted and given the same information.
We’re introducing a new service, where we help you give the information to the Department for Work and Pensions. 
They then pass it on to a number of government departments and local authority services. More information can be found at Once is all it takes
Where are we?
You can register a death at:
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