Useful Information
- How to register a death?
- Funeral Director
- Post Mortem
How to Register a Death?
The death has to be registered in the district where it happened. For information on where and how to register a death, visit the General Register Office of the area where the death occurred:
Scotland: http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/regscot/registering-a-death.html
England and Wales: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/deaths/registeringadeath/index.asp
Northern Ireland: http://www.groni.gov.uk/index.htm
For information about registering an overseas death visit:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/deaths/registeringanoverseasdeath/
What does a Funeral Director do?
Please note that the services listed here might not necessarily be provided automatically when you contact your Funeral director.
Funeral Directors can provide information on how to arrange a pre-paid funeral plan.
They offer a variety of coffins and caskets to suit a range of budgets and differences in personal choice.
Funeral Directors can provide advice and transport to assist with the registration of the death. However, please note that the Funeral Director cannot register a death; this must be done by a family member. Please see - "How to register a death", for more information.
They transfer the deceased from the place of death, or from where they may have been taken after death, to their premises, or they can provide you with practical assistance to allow your child to remain at home prior to the funeral, should you prefer this.
Funeral Directors arrange all the necessary paperwork to allow burial or cremation to take place. They arrange the date and time for the funeral, following your instructions. They will contact the church, cemetery or crematorium, and the person who will conduct the service to arrange a date and time that is mutually convenient. They can also liaise with the officiant to provide order of service sheets at the funeral service. If you so wish, they can arrange for special musical requests, such as a soloist, piper, or choir at the funeral service. They would also order floral tributes for the funeral on your, or others, behalf.
They provide viewing facilities prior to the funeral, according to your request.
They can place death notices in local or national newspapers at your request.
They provide the transport and staff needed to conduct the funeral.
Funeral Directors can accept and care for floral tributes delivered to their premises prior to the funeral, and accept donations, sent instead of flowers, on your behalf, providing you with a list of those who have donated.
They can make arrangements for transfer of either the deceased or the cremated remains to another areas, or overseas, for a subsequent funeral or disposal, according to the family’s wishes.
They can supply obituary cards or “thank you” cards, for use by the family, and place thanks and acknowledgement notices or obituary notices in local newspapers following the funeral.
They can also arrange for catering at a venue of your choice, after the funeral.
Finding a Funeral Director
You can find your local funeral directors by looking in the Yellow Pages, your local churches, local press, or try:
National Association of Funeral directors
Tel: 0845 230 1343
Fax: 0121 711 1351
e-mail: info@nafd.org.uk
Website: http://www.saif.org.uk/website/index.html
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Help Paying for a Funeral
Some suggestions for you to try:
- Speak to your local Social Services.
- Some funeral directors may help. Enquiries can be made at more than one, in order to compare cost.
- When a Family Liaison Officer is involved, they may agree to make enquiries.
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What is a Post-Mortem?
A post mortem examination is another stage in investigating a person’s illness. It is a detailed physical examination after they have died. Some post mortem examinations are legally required, others are not.
For more information if you live in England, Wales and Northern Ireland visit: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/RightsAndResponsibilities/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/DG_066713
For more information if you live in Scotland visit: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/04/12094440/4
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