Registering a death

All deaths must be registered with a Registrar of Births and Deaths in the
area where the death occurred.
In non-coronial cases, a doctor will produce a medical certificate of cause
of death. This will be sent to a Medical Examiner, who will check all the
details and contact the next of kin, to ask if they agree with the certificate
and see if they have any concerns or issues.
Once agreed, the certificate will be emailed directly to the Registrars and
the next of kin will be informed that they can now make an appointment
to register the death, within 5 days of this notification.

Where can I register?

You will need to make contact with the registrars yourself, so that you have fulfilled your obligation to contact them within the five days of being instructed to do so by the medical examiners.

If the death occurred in Kent, you may use Kent County Council’s online service at: www.kent.gov.uk/registration. Alternatively, you can call KCC’s contact centre on 03000 415151.

Ashford Library

Ashford Gateway Plus

Church Road

Ashford

Kent

TN23 1AS

Tunbridge Wells Library
Mount Pleasant Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1NS

Tunbridge Wells Gateway
8 Grosvenor Road
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 2AB

Tenterden Gateway
2 Manor Way
High Street
Tenterden
Kent TN30 6HP

Maidstone History and Library Centre
James Whatman Way
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1FP


If the death occurred in East Sussex you can contact the Registration Office on 03456 080198 or online at www.eastsussex.gov.uk/registration

Hastings Registration Office
Town Hall
Queens Road
Hastings TN34 1QR

East Sussex
Register Office
Town Hall, Grove Road
Eastbourne BN21 4UG

Lewes Registration Office
Southover Grange, Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1TP

Crowborough Registration
Office Beaconwood
Beacon Road
Crowborough
East Sussex TN6 1AR