Death Registration Appointment
A death must be registered within 5 days of the finalised paperwork being recived at the Register Office from the Medical Examiner team unless the Coroner is investigating.
An appointment cannot be made until the paperwork has been be received at the Register Office by email following scrutiny by the Medical Examiner or after the conclusion of any investigation by the Coroners Office.
Please wait for the Medical Examiner or Coroner to confirm that the paperwork has been sent before making an appointment to register.
A death can be registered by a relative or the partner of the deceased.
If you are not related to, or are not the partner of the deceased, you can only register if:
- you were present at the death; or
- you are an administrator from the hospital (if the person died in hospital) or you live at the place where the person died; or
- you are in charge of making funeral arrangements; or
- you are the personal representative of the deceased
If you have any difficulty understanding or speaking English you MUST bring an interpreter with you.
The Registrar will ask you to confirm:
Information about the person who has died
- Date and place of death
- Full name including any middle names
- Any other names they were known by or legally used before, including maiden name
- Date and place of birth
- Occupation and whether they were retired or not
- Full Home address
Information about the spouse or civil partner of the person
- Full name including any middle names
- Date of birth
- If they are still alive
- Occupation and whether they are retired or not
Documents for the relative registering the death, as well as the deceased, are helpful if provided to show names and addresses and prevent any errors.
For more information about registering a death please visit our website https://www.sutton.gov.uk/w/register-a-death
Once your appointment has been made you will be given a reference number; please keep this safe as it will be required if you need to contact us to amend or cancel your appointment.
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