Information to be supplied for the registration of a stillbirth


For the child


• Date and place of the stillbirth • The forename(s) and surname, if the parents wish to name the stillborn child


• Sex of the child


For the father (where this information is to be entered in the register):


• Forename(s) and surname • Date and place of birth


• Occupation at the time of the stillbirth or, if not employed at that time, the last occupation For the mother


• Forename(s) and surname • Maiden surname if the mother is, or has been, married


• Date and place of birth


• Occupation at the time of the stillbirth or, if not employed at that time, the last occupation


• Usual address at the date of the stillbirth


• Date of marriage, if married to the stillborn child’s father at the time of the stillbirth


Documents to be issued Certificate of registration


A certificate of registration will be issued, free-of- charge, to the person who registers the stillbirth. A full certificate can also be issued (there is a charge for this certificate).


Certificate for burial or cremation


The Registrar will issue a certificate for the burial or cremation of the stillborn child. The certificate is normally passed to the funeral director who is making the arrangements.


A funeral cannot take place until this certificate is given to the burial authority or the crematorium. If there is a delay to the registration, it is possible for a certificate for the burial to be issued before the registration, provided that the still-birth does not need to report to the Coroner: A certificate for cremation cannot be issued before the registration.


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