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Forms for applying for a cremation, including certificates and authorisation forms for doctors, funeral directors and crematorium managers.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland) - this includes…
If a death is reported to a coroner, the documents you need to register…
You must register a death with the local authorities in the country where…
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government…
Contact the following organisations if you cannot use the Tell Us Once…
The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered. You…
You must register the death. You may also need to report the death of a…
Bereavement is a personal experience and can affect people in different…
Annual National Statistics on deaths reported to coroners.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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