Registering a Death

How do I make an appointment to Register a death?

When someone dies the Doctor who was in attendance will issue a medical cause of death (MCCD) and forward this to a Medical Examiner who will contact bereaved families to discuss the cause of death and the care received.

Where the coroner is involved the procedure will be different and the Corner will advise you what to do.

The Medical Examiner will then email the MCCD to the Registrars with the Next of Kin details and the Registrar will make contact via telephone to make an appointment to register the death in person.

By law the death must be registered within 5 days of the Registrar receiving the MCCD from the Medical Examiner. This does not apply when the Coroner is involved.
 

Who can register a death?

• a relative or partner of the deceased, present at the death;
• a relative or partner of the deceased, in attendance during the last illness;
• a personal representative of the deceased;
• a person present at the death;
• the occupier of the house if he/she knew that the death had happened; or
• any inmate of the house if he/she knew that the death had happened; or
• the person causing the burial or cremation of the body;

Where do I register a death?

If the death took place in Tameside the death should be registered at Tameside Register Office, Dukinfield Town Hall, King Street, Dukinfield SK16 4LA.  If the death took place outside Tameside you can register by declaration.

Important information about registering a death by declaration

Please be aware that we cannot issue any paperwork or death certificates at your declaration appointment. This may delay the funeral arrangements.

After your appointment we will send the declaration paperwork to the registration district where the death took place. It is then up to them to register the death and issue any death certificates and associated paperwork.

When should I register a deaths?

By law the death must be registered within 5 days of the Registrar receiving the MCCD from the Medical Examiner. This does not apply when the Coroner is involved.

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 married, widowed or in a Civil Partnership the full names and occupation of the spouse/partner.

The Medical Examiner will email the MCCD to the Registrars with the Next of Kin details.  The Registrar will contact you by telephone to make an appointment for you to attend the Register Office in person to register the death. It is requested a maximum of 2 attend the Register office to register the death.

If the deceased received a pension or allowance from public funds, eg: Civil service or army pension please inform the registrar.

Supporting documents for the informant to help with: 

If these documents are not available the Registrar can still proceed to register.

Tell Us Once

Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go.

The Registrar will explain the Tell Us Once service when you register the death. They will give you a unique reference number so you can use the service yourself online or by phone.

• Tell Us Once Video (English)

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Tell Us Once

 

Emergency “out of hours”

An emergency “out of hours” service is available for the following only-

• People needing to register a death and make burial arrangements at short notice due to religious beliefs. 

This service can be requested via the Council’s 24 hour emergency call centre on 0161 342 2222.
 

Register a death abroad

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Register a death abroad

 

Useful Links

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Bereavement Charter

 

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Cemeteries & Crematorium

 

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Death Charter

 

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Municipal Funeral