Register a death

Deaths should be registered within 5 working days of the registrar receiving a medical certificate from the Medical Examiner.

To register a death, you need to attend an appointment at the register office. You cannot register a death over the telephone.

Deaths must be registered in the district in which they occurred. If the death occurred in Hull, you need to attend an appointment at the Hull Register Office, in the Wilson Centre.

If the death occurred outside of Hull, you need to make an appointment to register at an office in the district where the death occurred. For example, if the death occurred in Castle Hill Hospital it would need to be registered at an office in the East Riding.

If you cannot travel to the Hull Register Office, you can contact your local Register Office and enquire about completing a declaration with them. An alternative office can collect the information needed to register the death. We can forward the scrutinised medical certificate to the alternative office. They will ask you to sign the completed declaration, which will then be sent to the Hull office to allow us to complete the registration without you needing to be present.

Once the registration is complete you will be able to purchase one or more copies of the death certificate. You can purchase these at the time of the appointment, or you can order these online later.

With your permission, the registrar can issue the paperwork needed for the funeral to take place directly to your chosen funeral director.