Book an appointment
All death registrations must be registered in person, by appointment only.
To make an appointment, fill out our appointment request form:
Book an appointment to register a death
If you need any help you can contact us:
- Call our customer contact centre: 0208 430 200
- Email: register.office@newham.gov.uk
You are able to reschedule a booking. To reschedule appointment on day of appointment please contact us.
Registration by Declaration
If the death occurred within Newham and you cannot travel to Newham, you can give details of the death at any Register Office in England and Wales. No certificates will be issued by the Registrar. The information will be taken and sent to us, we will then register the death and post out documents and certificates.
We also take declarations of deaths occurring in other parts of England and Wales. The Registrar will provide details of cost and payment methods.
Copy of a death certificate
You can request a copy of a death certificate should you need one, for things like:
- Bank and building society accounts
- Insurance companies who have issued policies covering the deceased
- Dealing with any stocks and shares owned by the deceased
- Probate or letters of administration
- Application for tax rebate if appropriate.
You may buy certified copies of the death entry from the registrar at the time of registration or afterwards. They can be provided in printed or handwritten form.
Visit our copy certificates page for details of how to purchase copy certificates.
What happens if there is a mistake on a death certificate?
Each registration is a record of a life event. Correction of an error in a register can only be made in accordance with procedures set out by the General Register Office (GRO). You will have to apply for a correction in writing and support the request with documentary evidence.
The original information will still be shown as it was first given, but a marginal note will be added at the bottom of the certificate. This will describe what the correct information should be and the date the correction was made. All certificates issued thereafter will show the note in the margin.
How much does it cost to update or correct a death certificate?
For consideration by Registrar/Superintendent Registrar of a correction will be £83.00
For consideration by the Registrar General of a correction will be £99.00
If the correction is applied there will be an additional fee for a new certificate.
Should you require additional clarification please contact us register.office@newham.gov.uk
The above form is intended for Coroners, Doctors, Medical Examiners, Hospitals and Surgeries to provide the Registrars Service with a medical cause of death certificate for a death occurring in Newham.
If you are next of kin and would like to enquire how to register a death, please email us on register.office@newham.gov.uk or call us on 0208 430 2000.
