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  • Resident    Births, marriages, deaths    Bereavement services

Bereavement services

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We have produced information you may need to help you through your bereavement. This includes guidance, support and reassurance about registering the death, funerals and other matters.

  • Register a death

    When someone dies, the death must be registered with the local registrar with 5 days.

    Tell us once

    When someone dies, Tell Us Once and we'll do the rest.

    Coping with bereavement

    If you need to talk to someone, help is available.
  • Cemeteries

    Find information about location, opening hours and fees.

    Help with funeral costs

    Benefits you may be able to claim if you have recently lost a loved one.

    Cemetery fees

    Cemetery fees from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
  • Funeral directors

    Details of local funeral directors and a guide to using a funeral director.

    Cremation

    List of crematoria in the surrounding area and FAQs.

    Organising a Funeral

    Costs and choices
  • Probate, property and possessions

    Help with wills, dealing with the estate and notifying organisations

    Referral to the Coroner

    What happens if the death is referred to a Coroner?

    Stopping junk mail being sent to someone who has died

    Help available to help stop mail being delivered when someone has died.
  • Registering a stillbirth

    Find out more about how to register a stillbirth

    Child burial and cremations

    Details of the support available for families that have lost a child

    Public health funerals

    We arrange funerals when someone dies and there are no relatives or friends available to arrange their funeral.

More

  • Charter for the bereaved | Public health funerals | Funeral directors

Related pages

  • Copy death certificates | Register office opening times
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