It is a legal requirement for any death to be registered within five days unless the coroner is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. This must be done before a funeral can take place. Registration must take place in the area in which your child died – unless other arrangements have been made.

If your child has died at Derian House, registration can take place anywhere in the Lancashire registration district. The registrar’s office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm. The family support team can assist you setting up an appointment and support you with the process if required. 

Our doctor will provide you with a medical certificate for the cause of death to take to the registrar. The registrar will give you a death certificate; this currently costs £11 per copy. The registrar will also give you a green form to permit burial or cremation; this will need to be handed to the funeral director of your choice.

The registrar will need to ask you some questions regarding the death of your child to enable them to issue the death certificate. This will be done sensitively.