Deaths

White rose bouquetWe aim to provide a sympathetic, helpful and considerate service to help you make the necessary decisions and arrangements when someone dies.

We have produced the following guide to provide guidance, support and reassurance:

Registering a death

How and where you can register a death.

Registering a still-birth

What you need to do to register a still-birth.

Civil funerals

For people who have expressed a preference for a non-religious ceremony.

The coroner

Information about the coroner's role and details about inquests held in Oxfordshire.

Mortuary service

The role of the mortuary following a death.

Probate

What a grant of probate, or letter of administration, allows you to do.

Who to notify

Organisations you may need to notify when someone dies - and how the 'Tell Us Once' scheme can help.

Burial abroad

What to do if you want to remove a body for burial in another country.

Donation of body

What to do if the deceased asked for their body to be donated to medical science.

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