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The Medical Certificate of Death
should be taken to the local Registrar. The death will need to
be registered in the district where the death occurred. Sunderland Registrar telephone number is 0191 5205509.
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What The
Registrar Will Require |
The
Medical Certificate of Death
The deceased's medical card, birth certificate or marriage lines
Details of the deceased ( I.E. date of birth, place of birth,
maiden name, occupation)
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The
Registrar Will Then |
Register
the death
Give you a bereavement pack which will contain:
A Green Form (for the funeral director to allow the
Burial/Cremation to go ahead)
A White BD8 Form (for the DSS to notify them of
the death and stop any benefit's the deceased was receiving)
A Bereavement mail leaflet to stop unwanted mail in the name of
your loved one
A SF200 Form to get help towards the funeral
expenses from the Social Fund. (The decision is made by the
Social Fund based upon benefit's the next of kin is receiving
and not the deceased.)
A certified copy of the Death Certificate which will be at a
cost of £3.50 (the original Death Certificate
is kept by the Registrar)
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The
doctor may not be able to issue a Medical Certificate of Death
and will inform the Coroner if: |
The death
was sudden, violent or caused by an accident
The death occurred whilst the patient was undergoing an
operation
The death was connected to an industrial disease
If the Coroner becomes involved in the death of your loved one
they may request a Post Mortem Examination to establish an exact
cause of death. The Coroner does not need the families consent
for the examination to take place and cannot be over turned at
the families request.
After the Post Mortem Examination, the Coroner will then issue
the necessary paperwork for the funeral to take place. If the
death was natural causes then the Coroner will issue paperwork
direct to the Registrar, for the family to then make an
appointment to register the death. |
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There
will be an inquest if: |
The death
was violent
The death was caused by an accident
If after the Post Mortem Examination, the death is undetermined.
In these cases the Coroner will produce an Interim Death
Certificate, which is to notify people that the death has
occurred but no cause of death has been established at the
present time.
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