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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…
To provide alternative measures of mortality by socioeconomic position, by examining trends in survival, ages at which deaths peak, and the age at which half the cohort have died.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Report a dead or injured animal such as a badger, fox or domestic pet found on the road
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
Instructions on what to do on the death of a member currently in receipt or non-receipt of an armed forces pension.
When and how to pay tax if you get money from someone's pension pot after they die - including 'death in service' benefits
How to report dead wild birds.
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 Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in The Gambia, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Greece, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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