Eternity Funerals | Funeral Director in Corby - Next Steps

Procedure following a death

At Eternity Funeral Services, our experienced local staff are available around the clock to personally answer your calls, day or night. They are here to guide you through the process outlined below and can arrange for your loved one to be brought into our care.

A Doctor will verify the death

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The funeral director will arrange to transfer your loved one to the funeral home.

Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD)

A doctor will issue a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD). They will email this to the appropriate registry office.

Registration of death

You are required to contact the registrar to arrange a face to face appointment.

Registration of death should take place within five days but this is not always practical and should not cause concern.

Next of kin will attend registry office and the registrar will:

- Register the death
- Issue the certificate for the burial or cremation (green certificate free of charge). This is usually given to the next of kin to pass to the funeral director, but may be forwarded electronically to the funeral director
- Issue the DB8 for DWP
- Provide, for a fee, copies of the death certificate
- Assist with the “Tell Us Once” procedure

If a death is unexpected, the coroner will become involved. This occurs in approximately 50% of all deaths in the UK. Your loved one will be released to the funeral director only after the cause of death has been determined.

Practical Advice

Corby

Corby Registration Office
The Corby Cube
Parkland Gateway
George Street
Corby
NN17 1QG
0300 126 3000

Kettering

North Northamptonshire Register Office
Municipal Offices
Bowling Green Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 7QX
0300 126 3000

The registrar will need certain information about the deceased, including:

Their full name
Date and place of birth
Date of death
Where they died

Their occupation
Their home address
Pension information
Marriage information

Things you will need to take with you:

Their Death Certificate
NHS number
Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate