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Funerals and cremations

Due to essential maintenance our online forms and Public Access (online planning applications) service will be unavailable Saturday 22 June 2019 between approximately 9am and 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Funerals and cremations

What to do after a death

How to register a death and arrange a funeral

Arranging an independent funeral

Although a funeral director will be invited to organise the majority of funerals, some people prefer to organise funerals themselves.

Cemeteries and burials

About our cemeteries and burials

Fees for registrations and ceremonies

Information on fees for the registration of births, deaths and marriages.

Investigation of sudden death by the coroner

A small number of deaths have to be reported to the coroner.

Public health funerals

Help in certain circumstances.

Registering a death

Details on who can register a death and where

Repatriation of bodies

You need permission from a coroner in the local district before a body can be moved out of England and Wales.