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Completing death documents

Guidance for completing the Medical Certificate Cause of Death online when using the Death Documents website.
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  • Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

    Information on completing a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (HP4720) form for the death of a person over 28 days of age.
  • Medical Certificate of Causes of Fetal & Neonatal Death

    Information on completing a Medical Certificate of Causes of Fetal and Neonatal Death (HP4721) form as required under the Burial and Cremation Act 196
  • Cremation Certificate

    Information about how to complete the Certificate as required under the Cremation Regulations 1973.

  • Amended & unsatisfactory certificates

    How to amend a submitted Medical Certificate of Cause of Death and information about unsatisfactory certificates.

  • COVID-19 deaths

    Guidelines when certifying causes of death for people who died of, or with COVID-19.

Also in this section

  • Burial and Cremation Act 1964
  • Completing death documents
  • Referring a death to the coroner
  • WHO cause-of-death certification
  • Cause-of-death statistics
  • Death Documents project
  • Cremation Regulations 1973: Exemption from Regulation 7
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