Death Registration Booking Process
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot register a death until all the relevant medical paperwork has been received from the medical examiner and/or coroner, if applicable. We will contact you either via email, SMS or telephone once all the paperwork has been received and checked, after which you can book your appointment with us either online or by 0300 300 8089.
We are able to offer appointments at the Register Office in Ampthill and our offices in Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable or Biggleswade.
Please be aware that it is a legal requirement to register a death within 5 days from date we receive the medical certificate of cause of death from the Medical Examiner. This doesn’t apply when there is coroner involvement.
If the death occurred in Bedford, Luton & Dunstable Hospital or any of the other local hospitals eg in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire or Cambridgeshire we can only register by declaration. We will not be able to supply you with death certificates at your appointment.
For further information and advice please email us at: life.events@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Please note: Only 2 persons will be admitted to the appointment.
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