08 October 2008Bereavement advice
Cruse Bereavement Care - Anyone can contact Cruse if they want to talk about themselves or someone they know who has been affected by a death. Visit the Cruse website for more information.
Direct.gov website - death and bereavement pages advice on what to do after a death
Department of Health bereavement pages
The bereavement register - advice on how to reduce the direct mail sent to those who have died
The death of a partner or someone who shares your home can affect your entitlement to Council Tax discounts or a property exemption, as well as your entitlement to benefit. It is best to inform Sevenoaks District Council at the earliest opportunity. Contact the Council Tax section and Contact the Benefits section.
Registering a death
The General Register Office website explains how to register a death in England and Wales.
Death certificates locally are dealt with by Kent County Council (KCC).
For more information, including searching for or ordering certificates, click on the following link to visit KCC's web pages on registering a death or find out about its KCC's local registration offices.
See also the Direct.gov website pages for advice on registering a death.
Coroners' office
The Coroner has a duty to investigate the circumstances of sudden, unnatural or uncertified deaths that are reported to him. He has to find out the medical cause of the death, if it is not known, and to enquire about the cause of it if it was due to violence or was otherwise unnatural.
There are four Coroners' offices in Kent. See the Coroners' office page on the Kent County Council website for more information.
