Register office deadlines and booking

Key figures

• England and Wales: five days to register a death, from the medical examiner's notification.

  Source: GOV.UK, Register a death

• Scotland: eight days to register a death.

  Source: National Records of Scotland

• Northern Ireland: five days to register a death.

  Source: nidirect

• 108 of 206 councils we checked let you book the appointment online.

  Source: Each council's register office page, checked by Alenity

• 24 councils contact the family themselves once the paperwork arrives.

  Source: Each council's register office page, checked by Alenity

By nation

How we collected this

Spotted something out of date? Email naomi@alenity.co.uk and we will check it against the source.

Related

• Register a death: find your council
• Admin timeline
• What to do when someone dies