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Death Certification

Arrangements for Death Certification may have changed due to Covid-19. Local Authority websites linked below should have the latest information from your area. The latest National information can also be found on the following websites.

National Records of Scotland latest information on registering a death during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/registering-a-death

NHS Inform Medical certificate of cause of death
https://www.nhsinform.scot/care-support-and-rights/death-and-bereavement/practical-advice-after-a-death

Local Authority websites provide information about burial services, registering a death and other related advice.

Glasgow City Council – Registering a death
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/16018/Registering-a-Death

Renfrewshire Council – Registering a death
http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2233/Register-a-death

East Renfrewshire Council – Registering a death
https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/register-death

Inverclyde Council – Registering a Death
http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/environment/registrars/registrations/registering-a-death

West Dunbartonshire Council – Registering a Death
http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/birth-marriage-death/bereavement/death-registration/

East Dunbartonshire Council – Registering a Death
https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/residents/registration-services/registering-death

North Lanarkshire Council – Registering a Death
https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2093

South Lanarkshire Council – Bereavement Services
http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200209/deaths/394/registering_a_death