Death and wills

There are 3 things you must do in the first few days after someone dies.

1. Get a medical certificate from a GP or hospital doctor. You’ll need this to register the death.

2. Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland). You’ll then get the documents you need for the funeral.

3. Arrange the funeral - you can use a funeral director or arrange it yourself.

Further information

• Register a death
• Register a stillbirth
• Correct a death registration
• The coroner
• Burial and cremation

Main page source: Plymouth City Council