Information required by the Registrar.

• The date and place of death.
• The full name & surname (and the maiden surname if the deceased was a woman who married).
• The date and place of birth.
• The occupation (and if the deceased was a married woman the name and occupation of partner)
• The usual address.
• Whether the deceased was in receipt of a pension or allowance from Public funds.
• If the deceased was married the date of birth of the surviving widow or widower.
• Name and Surname of Informant, Qualification and Usual address

The Registrar will then issue:

a) **The Registrar’s Certificate for Burial or Cremation (green).
NB. This form should be handed to the Funeral Director, who hands it to the appropriate authority.

b) A Certificate of Registration or Notification of Death. This certificate is needed in order to claim benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions.

c) Copies of the entry in the register – on payment of the prescribed fee.
NB. Copies of the entry, which are usually required for legal purposes, may be obtained from the Registrar up to six months from the date of registration. After six months copies can be obtained from:

The Registrar General
PO Box 2
Southport PR8 2JD

d) Leaflets on State benefits and Form 48 (procedure for dealing with Wills).

** If the Informant is unable to attend the Registrar's office within five days, the Registrar may issue a
'Certificate for Burial (issued before registration)' by completing the lower portion of the Certificate in (a)
above. Before issuing this certificate, the Registrar will require to have a properly completed Medical
Certificate of Cause of Death. In these circumstances the 'Certificate for Burial (issued before
registration)' may be collected from the Registrar by the Funeral Director, however it is likely that the
Registrar will require written authority from the Informant. This is a useful means of avoiding delay and
allows burial to take place, if desired, but NOT cremation.