How a Death is Registered
In Scotland the death must be registered at the local registrar of Births,
Marriages & Deaths in the parish of the deceased persons home address,
or the parish where the death occurred, within 8 days of the death. If the
death has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal, the procedure is slightly
different, we will advise you accordingly concerning this.
Who may go and Register a Death
Regulations state only certain people can register a death with the Registrar
of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Deaths in Private Residence, Hospitals,
Nursing Homes, Rest Homes, etc.
A relative of the deceased, an executor, the solicitor, the matron etc.
When you go to the Registrar
You should take the following: The Death Certificate, Birth Certificate
and Marriage Certificate. If Birth and Marriage Certificates are not available
particulars required are:
- The full name, occupation and postal address of the deceased, and his or her date and place of birth.
- If deceased was a married man or widower or divorced, the full name of his wife or former wife; and if the deceased was a married woman or a widow or divorced, the full name and occupation of her husband. If the deceased had been married more than once, particulars of previous spouses are also required.
- If the deceased was married at the date of death, the date of birth of the surviving widow or widower.
- The full name and occupation of the deceased person’s father, and the full name and maiden surname of the deceased’s mother.
- The name and address of the deceased’s own doctor.
The Registrar will give you:
A Certificate for Burial or cremation (known as Form 14). Unless the Procurator
Fiscal has given you an order for burial or a certificate for cremation.
Which ever form you are given will be needed by the funeral director so
that the funeral can be held.
A certificate of registration of Death (Green Copy) this is for Social Security
purposes only. You will be able to purchase a certified Copy of An Entry
Certificate which is needed for any pension claims, insurance policies,
financial matters; normally one or two copies would be sufficient.
Click
here to see a list of Regitrars within the Orkney Islands
http://www.orkney.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=37&topic=130
