What to do when someone dies. Government Advice and signposting

There are 2 things you MUST DO when someone dies ;

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

2) You MUST Register the death within 5 days (Note, this is NOT 5 WORKING Days - it includes weekends and Bank Holidays, in my mums case she died on a Friday, we got the certificate late on the Friday, that left us 2 days to register her death - the Monday and Tuesday of the following week only).

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Once you have registered the death you will then get the documents you need for the funeral. Government Advice can be found at https://www.gov.uk/when-someone-dies

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Independent Funeral Advice can be found at http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk/

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The Good Funeral Guide. Wholly independent of the funeral industry The Good Funeral Guide is a not-for-profit social enterprise company. https://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk

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Remember there is no legal obligation to use a Funeral Director to plan and organise a funeral. Many will assist you if you choose to plan and organise a funeral yourself or wish to 'mix and match' by planning and executing some aspects yourself, perhaps supported by a funeral director or End of Life Doula , Soul Doula or Soul Midwife. Please get in touch if you would like to talk through your options. 

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