The next of kin (or person arranging the funeral) needs to obtain the A Certificate for Burial or Cremation (sometimes called the Green Burial form) in order to perform the burial through the funeral director.

The family (or person looking after the affairs of the deceased) will need the Certificate of Registration of Death (for Social Security and probate purposes).

These are provided by the Registrar (at the council office for Registration of Deaths). If the Registrar decides that the death does not need reporting to the Coroner he/she will issue:

1. A Certificate for Burial or Cremation (or Green Burial form)
2. A Certificate of Registration of Death
3. (On request), certified copies of the Death Register (at least two copies advisable because banks and insurance companies expect to see them)