documents the registrar will issue After the death has been registered, the Registrar will issue the necessary forms and certificates as below: • A Certificate for Burial or Cremation (a green form), giving permission for the body to be buried or for an application for cremation to be made (unless this has previously been issued by the Coroner). • Tell Us Once unique number (Department for Work and Pensions). When someone has died, certain central and local government departments need to be informed. The Tell Us Once service makes this easier for you and the Registrar will provide you with a unique reference number together with full details on how to use this service. For more information see page 11. You will also have an opportunity to purchase death certificates which you may need when dealing with the deceased’s affairs eg, insurance policies, bank accounts etc.
Organ and body donation
Human bodies are used to teach medical students about the body and how it works, and to train and develop the skills of surgeons and pathologists. Researchers use human tissue to improve understanding of how diseases start and progress and what keeps us healthy. Organs such as kidneys, liver and lungs are used in transplants to treat people whose organs have failed. To find out more about leaving your body, tissues or organs for medical research, contact the Human Tissue Authority at www.hta.gov.uk or call 0207 269 1900. To join the Organ Donor Register, visit www.uktransplant. org.uk or call the Organ Donor Line: 0300 123 23 23. Lines open 24 hours a day. Stillbirth When a child is stillborn, a doctor or midwife will issue a medical certificate of stillbirth. A stillbirth will need to be registered within 42 days. The midwife caring for you, or the Registrar, will explain to you who can register the stillbirth, and what other information you need to take with you. A certificate of registration will be issued, free of charge, to the person who registers the stillbirth. You will also receive the document for burial or cremation which should be passed to the funeral director.
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