Deaths
A quick guide to registering deaths
Deaths in England and Wales should be registered within 5 days of the death. The medical certificate of cause of death must be taken to the register office. Sometimes the coroner needs to be involved and, if so, the registrar cannot register the death until the coroner has completed any investigation that he or she decides is necessary.
If you wish to obtain a further copy of the death certificate, this can be bought online, by post or telephone, or through the register office where the death was registered.
This section of the website has detailed information on all these topics as well as what paperwork you will be given, what you should do if the death occurred abroad and what you need to do if you wish to change any of the details on the certificate at a later date. Please click on a link from the right hand side of the page to read about all these topics in greater detail.
