warwickshire.gov.uk Register a Still- Birth United Kingdom : County Council

Name of the Organization : Warwickshire County Council
Type of Facility : Register a still-birth
State : Warwickshire
Country : United Kingdom

Website : http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/stillbirths

Warwickshire Register a still-birth

** We understand that this is a distressing time for you. Please contact us to discuss arrangements for the registration.

Related : Warwickshire County Council Order a Copy Certificate UK : www.statusin.org/25194.html

Where can a still-birth be registered?
** A still-birth must be registered in the district where it occurred within .
** If this is within Warwickshire you can register at any of the registration offices in the County.
** If it is difficult to make an appointment at an office within Warwickshire, you may make a declaration at your most convenient office.
** The details will be sent to the appropriate district and the certificate posted to you.
** Please telephone us if you require further information.

Who can register a still-birth?
** Only the parents can register the still-birth. If you are married, either parent can register.
** If you are not married and the father’s details are to be included in the birth entry then you must attend the appointment together.

Who can register a still-birth if the parents are not able to?
** Although the majority of still-births are registered by the parents, sometimes neither the mother or the father are able to do this.
** In these circumstances, the registrar will arrange for the registration to be completed by whichever of the following people is best able to do so.

This includes :
** the occupier of the house or hospital where the child was still-born;
** a person who was present at the still-birth;
** a person who is responsible for the still-born child;
** the person who found the still-born child (where the date and place of the still-birth are unknown).

Booking an appointment :
** Please contact us to book an appointment.

Nuneaton : 024 76 375209
Rugby : 01788 551829
Stratford : 01926 413724
Warwick : 01926 413724

What information will the registrar ask for?
** date and place of still-birth;
** the forename(s) and surname, if the parents wish to name the still-born child;
** sex of the child.

The registrar will give you :
Certificate of registration
** A certificate of registration will be issued, free of charge, to the person who registers the still-birth.
** This certificate provides proof that the still-birth has been registered.
** Any names given to the still-born child and entered in the register will be recorded on the certificate of registration.

Still-birth certificate :
** After a still-birth has been registered, one or more certificates may be bought at the time of registration or at any time afterwards by the mother or the father.
** The father’s details would need to be recorded in the register entry for him to be able to obtain a certificate.

Certificate for burial or cremation :
** The registrar will issue a certificate for the burial (in a burial ground) or cremation (in a crematorium) of the still-born 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 registration provided the still-birth does not need to be reported to the coroner.
** A certificate for cremation cannot be issued before the registration.