{"id":11749,"date":"2016-04-27T20:03:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aytonandransonfunerals.co.uk\/?page_id=11749"},"modified":"2025-06-05T20:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:00:47","slug":"registering-the-death","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aytonandransonfunerals.co.uk\/index.php\/registering-the-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Registering the death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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                                   Registering The Death<\/strong><\/h2><\/h1><\/div>

A death should be registered within 5 days from when it occurred. <\/span><\/p>\n

The registration should take place in the district where it occurred. <\/span><\/p>\n

Y<\/span>ou will not be required to collect the certificate of death from the doctor\/hospital, <\/span><\/p>\n

the doctor issuing the certificate will send it to the registrar by email, this will happen <\/span><\/p>\n

after the medical examiner has spoken with both yourselves and the doctor. <\/span><\/p>\n

You will then need to phone the registrar (there is a list of local registrars at the end of this article) to make an appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you attend the appointment they will ask how many copies of the death certificate you require – you will need these for insurance policies, private pensions, bank accounts and they are \u00a312.50 each, you will also receive a green form which we require.<\/span><\/p>\n

If possible, you should also take the following documents. They are not absolutely essential but provide much of the additional information you need for the registration.<\/p>\n

NHS card (also called the medical card)<\/p>\n

Birth certificate<\/p>\n

Driving licence<\/p>\n

Council tax bill<\/p>\n

Marriage certificate<\/p>\n

If possible please take the National Insurance number of the deceased and the number of a surviving spouse or civil partner.<\/p>\n

Passport<\/p>\n

Proof of address (e.g. utility bill)<\/p>\n

When you see the registrar, they will be as helpful as they can in registering the death. They will require the following information about the deceased:<\/p>\n

Date and place of the death<\/p>\n

The address of the person<\/p>\n

Their full names (including the maiden name of a married woman).<\/p>\n

Where and when they were born (the town or county is sufficient if the exact address is not known).<\/p>\n

Their occupation<\/p>\n

Details of their wife or husband or civil partner<\/p>\n

Whether they had any government pension or other benefits<\/p>\n

While it is not essential, you should also take supporting documents that show your name and address (e.g. a utility bill) but you can still register a death without them.<\/p>\n

The registration process will take approximately 30 minutes. If a full Tell Us Once service is offered the appointment may be extended by about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Local Registrars<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>

Durham Registrars<\/strong><\/p>\n

tel:03000266000<\/a><\/p>\n

Aykley heads House, Aykley Heads Business Park, Durham<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.durham.gov.uk\/Registrars<\/a><\/p>\n

Gateshead Registrars<\/strong><\/p>\n

tel: 0191 4333000<\/a>
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Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH<\/p>\n

Newcastle Registrars<\/strong><\/p>\n

tel:01912787878<\/a>
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https:\/\/newcastle.gov.uk\/births-deaths-marriages-ceremonies<\/a><\/p>\n

Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8PS<\/p>\n

Sunderland Registars<\/strong><\/p>\n

tel:0191 520 5553<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.sunderland.gov.uk\/deaths<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunderland Civic Centre, Burdon Road, Sunderland, SR5 9TU<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t