What to do when someone dies

Step-by-step guide with support and guidance to help you through.

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Losing a loved one is a difficult time, and dealing with the arrangements can make things even harder.

Our comprehensive checklist guides you at every step of the way, and helps you make the right decisions to get the best services without paying more than you should.

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1. Immediate tasks

Important priorities to carry out immediately.

This includes time-sensitive obligations that are required before anything else can proceed.

The death must be registered within five days of the death.

Obtaining a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death?

The MCCD is a formal, statutory document issued by a registered medical practitioner that states the medical cause of a person’s death. This is required to formally register the death.
For standard deaths occurring at home, in a care home, or in a hospital where the cause of death is clear, the process is handled entirely by medical professionals

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