Register a death

A step by step guide to registering a death

To register a death in North Tyneside, call us on 0191 643 6164

The office is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm.

You must register a death:

  • within five days (unless a coroner is investigating the circumstances)
  • at the register office for the district where the death happened

The doctor will email the medical certificate cause of death (MCCD) to us before your appointment.

We will:

  • see you in private and ask for the information we need
  • enter the information onto the computer
  • check the information with you before we add it to the register
  • add the information to the register and ask you to check it again
  • give you a reference number (Tell Us Once) so you can notify other government departments in one go.

Tell Us Once is a free government service that allows you to report a death when you suffer a bereavement and need to tell central and local government.

You will need to register the death at the Register Office in advance of using the service. When you register the death you will be advised by the registrar how to use the service. 

  1. Who can register a death

    Find out who can register a death

  2. Information you will need

    Find out what information and documents you need

  3. Death certificates

    There is no fee to register a death but there is a charge for certified copies 

  4. Burial or cremation certificate

    This is sometimes called the green form

  5. Corrections to death entries

    Changing an error on a death certificate

  6. Death notification service

    A free online service to notify multiple organisations