Deaths, Funerals and Cremations

Online factsheet outlining the benefits available after a death.

Burial and Cremation Records
Information about how to obtain burial and cremation records in County Durham.

Coroner Service
Information about the Coroner's Service.

Deaths - Registering
Information about registering a death, and the process you need to go through.

Exhumation
Information about how to arrange for a body to be exhumed.

Funerals and the Environment in County Durham
This information is aimed at anyone with an interest in looking after the planet for future generations. Concerns about issues such as pollution and global warming mean that more and more people are trying to live their lives in an environmentally friendly way. As a result there is now a growing interest in the environmental impacts of funerals.

Register Office Locations and Contact Details
The registration service is responsible for registering births, marriages and deaths. Contact details are provided.

Repatriation of a Decreased Body
Information about how to ensure that the body can be laid to rest outside of the country of death.