What Documents Will You Need
Information the Registrar will need
When you go to the Register Office you should take all of the following:
- A medical certificate of the cause of death (as issued by the doctor who certified the death).
- If the doctor has had to inform the Coroner about the death, the Coroner may need to issue another certificate and the Registrar will need the Coroner's document when you come to the office.
- The deceased's NHS medical card (if available)
- Any pension book, certificate or document relating to any pension or benefits that the deceased was receiving from public funds
It is also useful if you have the deceased's birth and (if applicable) marriage certificates to hand though these documents are not essential provided you are able to give the Registrar the correct information
Information the Registrar will give to you
The Registrar will give you, free of charge, the following:
- Leaflets about Widow's Benefits/Income Tax for Widows (where appropriate)
- A Certificate of Registration of death (Form BD8) - This is for Social Security purposes only. Read the information on the back of the certificate and if any of it applies to you, fill in the certificate and send it or hand it in to your Social Security Office.
- A Certificate for Burial or Cremation (Form 9) - This is know as the Green Form and gives permissions for the body to be buried, or for an application for cremation to be made. This should be delivered to the funeral directors so that the funeral can be held.
However, the Coroner may have made available one of the following in place of Form 9 above:
- An Order for Burial (Form 101)
- A Certificate for Cremation (Form E)
Directgov