Tell Us Once

Tell Us Once is a service that reports a death to most government organisations in one go. The Registrar will explain the Tell Us Once service when you register the death. They will do the Tell Us Once service for you and give you a unique reference number. This reference number will be sent to you by email or put in with the certificates. The departments contacted in one go include: • Local services such as electoral services, housing benefit and council tax services. • HM Passport Office • The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) • The Department of Work and Pensions • HMRC for tax purposes • The Blue Badge Scheme You can find more about Tell Us Once on the www.gov.uk website.