Death Certificate

[joe.s-b]

I think that there is a Gov/UK site which wll notify the relevant authorities of death certificate which avoids the necessity of providing a copy to all who need it. Any one know the address please ?

[tamborine]

https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate

[Old_Geezer]

When I was looking for my family tree I used to go here https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

[EDDIE51]

I think joe s-b means a site that will send all the relevant people a copy of a persons death certificate , so that the relatives do not have to do it them selves . Stuff like pension providers, life insurance, banks and the rest.
I am sure there is no such site , the relatives have to do it them selves or get the deceased's solicitor to do it. I can't see how a government department would have all those details.

[Jonathan-Joe]

We were offered some sort of service. like this, by the Registrar as she issued the death certificate. It was done through the Registrar's office, I think you should ask there.

[THECORBYLOON]

https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/organisations-you-need-to-contact-and-tell-us-once

[Jonathan-Joe]

Sorry for double post. Executors of a will have to deal with financial matters themselves eg releasing savings, investments, insurance. The Registrar's service was to inform some government departments of the death so that records could be amended / deleted.

[237SJ]

As mentioned above, it`s the Tell Us Once service. The Registrar will provide a certificate when you register the death and it will give a unique number which is used to tell the retative authorities about the death. It is only used to tell the government departments such as Passport Office, Pensions, DVLA et - not private companies such as banks etc

[EDDIE51]

The 'tell us once'service will not inform life insurance ,private pension providers,bank. The relatives still have to do that themselves.

[Old_Geezer]

Apologies, re-read the question and find I've managed to answer a different one :-O I can't be being too observant today.

[joe.s-b]

Thank you. It was the government departments I wanted: I understand that private sites need to advised separately.