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Registering a Death

Where the Death Should Be Registered

Our advice...
The death must be registered in the registration district in which it took place.

If the death occurred in the Newham, then you should register the death at the Newham Register Office.

If coming to the Newham Register Office is not convenient then you can go to any register office in England and Wales to provide the particulars required for registration. That register office will forward the details to us and we will register the death.

However, this can slow the whole process down significantly and seriously delay the funeral, as we have to wait for all the particulars to reach us before we can complete the registration. We then have to post the registration documents to you.

To minimise delay in registering a death it is always advisable, where possible, to register the death in the registration district in which it occurred.

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