What to do after someone dies
When someone has died there are lots of things that need to be done, at a time when you least feel like doing them.
Step by step guide
Go to GOV.UK: what to do when someone dies for a step-by-step guide to all the things that must be done – this includes getting a medical certificate, registering the death and arranging a funeral.
Tell us once
You may be able to use the government's Tell Us Once service to report a death to most government organisations and many council departments in one go.