Deaths, funerals, cremations and cemeteries

Arrange an urgent burial

If you need to arrange an urgent burial

Within working hours please contact the Register Office on 01709 823542 (option 2).

The person contacting the Register Office must be the closest relative to the deceased and this person will be required to register the death. You will need to register the death by appointment before a burial certificate is issued.

Out of hours the Registrar must have received the valid Medical Cause of Death Certificate and any associated forms from the Coroner by 11am in Winter and 1pm in Summer in order for a burial certificate to be issued. The burial certificate will be issued electronically to the mortuary, funeral director, and appropriate burial authority to allow the burial to go ahead outside of usual business hours. An appointment will also be made for you to complete the death registration inside normal office hours.

The service is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

Winter opening hours

Between 1st October to 31st March each year, the out of hours registrar is available between 9am and 11am on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

Please note: the Registrar must have received the valid Medical Cause of Death Certificate and any associated forms from the Coroner by 11am in order for a burial certificate to be issued.

Please call 01709 823542 and your call will be directed to the out of hours registrar.

Summer opening hours

Between 1st April and 30th September each year, the out of hours registrar is available between the hours of 9am and 1pm on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

Please note: the Registrar must have received the valid Medical Cause of Death Certificate and any associated forms from the Coroner by 1pm in order for a burial certificate to be issued.

Please call 01709 823542 and your call will be directed to the out of hours registrar.