Deaths, funerals and cremations
Apply for copy certificates
Register Office opening hours Opening hours are Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm. We are closed on Bank Holidays and Sundays, with the exception of obtaining
Civil funerals
Advice and information on how to organise a funeral without the use of a funeral director.
Corrections to birth, death and marriage certificates
Corrections may be necessary if a mistake was made on the original birth, death or marriage registration.
Cremations
Provision of a community cremation service. This is a low fixed price scheme that is available for all funerals where a local resident has ...
Exhumations
Exhumation of both buried and cremated remains may require a licence.
Funerals and burials
Provision of a community burial service. This is a low fixed price scheme that is available for all funerals where a local resident has died. ...
Making funeral arrangements
Information about services available from the local authority and the associated costs for those who would like to organise an independent funeral.
Mortuaries
The mortuary service handles deaths that have been referred to the coroner or deaths where no death certificate can be issued.
Register a stillbirth
Registration of a still-birth. Every still-birth must be registered in the district in which it takes place, normally within 42 days.
Registering a death
Registration of a death. A death should be registered in the district in which it takes place within five days of the date of death.
Repatriation of bodies
If a death occurs abroad, the death should be registered according to the local regulations of that country. To bring a body back to England ...
Sudden death investigations
Investigation of all sudden and unexplained deaths, as well as deaths in suspicious circumstances.
