An Expected Death Occurs At Home
1. Telephone the doctor who will visit to confirm that death has taken place. If this is during surgery hours, please call the surgery on 01828 632317. If it is out of hours, please phone NHS24 on 111.
2. Contact a funeral director.
3. Arrange to collect the doctor's Medical Certificate of Death from the surgery).
4. Take this to the Registrar's Office, (together with the deceased's Medical Card, Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate if available) for the area in which the death took place. Appointments are usually required
Alternatively you can register the death by declaration at any convenient Registrar's Office but certificates will not be available immediately as these will have to be posted to you a few days later.
5. The Registrar will normally issue a white certificate (Form 14) for you to give to your funeral director who will look after necessary arrangements for the funeral. The Registrar will also issue a green notification certificate for the DSS.
The Registrar will also enquire as to the number of Certified Copies you require for dealing with the deceased finances (a fee is payable for each copy).
If An Unexpected Death Occurs at Home
1. Telephone 999.
2. The Paramedic will advise the next steps
If The Death Occurs In Hospital
1. Contact a funeral director to inform him his services are required.
2. Collect the certificate from the hospital then follow 4 - 5 as above
Further useful information
PLEASE NOTE THAT A FUNERAL CAN TAKE PLACE ONLY ONCE THE DEATH IS REGISTERED.
Recent changes are described in the attached leaflet.
A guide to death certification and changes in Scotland
Perth and Kinross Council advice about registration of death, and their 'Tell Us Once' services can be accessed via
Perth and Kinross Council Registrars