Deaths
We aim to provide a sympathetic, helpful and considerate service to help you make the necessary decisions and arrangements when someone dies.
How and where you can register a death, and which information you will need to provide.
What you need to do to register a still-birth, either inside or outside Oxfordshire.
For people who have expressed a preference for a non-religious ceremony.
What to do if the deceased had asked for their body to be donated to medical science.
Organisations that can help and support you following a bereavement.
What happens if a death is reported to the coroner by a doctor, the police or the registrar. Details of current inquests can also be found here.
The role of the mortuary following a death.
What a grant of probate, or letter of administration, allows you to do.
Organisations you may need to notify when someone dies.
For help or advice, please call the Registration Service helpline on 0845 129 5900.
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This page was last updated on August 7, 2009
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