What to do first....................................................................................... 1

You will need to know

• The full name and address of the deceased (maiden name if applicable) • Their date and place of birth • Occupation of the deceased • The name, date of birth and occupation of spouse if applicable • If married more than once, the names of former spouses

The Registrar will give you

• Certificate for Burial or Cremation (known as the Green

Form) unless the Coroner has given you an Order for Burial or a Certificate for Cremation. Whichever form you are given will be needed by the Funeral Director so that the funeral can be held • A certificate of Registration of Death (form BD8) for the

Department for Work and Pensions • In addition you may buy as many copies of the Full Death

Certificate as you require, for example for banks or insurance claims