Deaths, funerals and cremations

• Registering a death

  All deaths must be registered with a Registrar of Births and Deaths in the area where the death occurred. They should be registered within 5 days unless a coroner is investigating the circumstances of the death.

• Still births

  Still birth registration was introduced on 1 July 1927 to help protect infant life, provide a valuable source of statistical information and to give parents the opportunity to have their child officially acknowledged.

• Tell Us Once

  When someone dies, it can be a stressful and upsetting time.

• Cemeteries and crematoria in Bexley

• Funeral - burials

  Cultural Services - Parks & Open Spaces are responsible for the management and administration of the Council's cemeteries service.

• Funeral - grave plots and memorials

• Funeral - grave maintenance

  Grave owners can arrange for the Council to carry out grave maintenance on their behalf.

• Funeral - records

  The Council's cemeteries office holds records of burials within its cemeteries.

• Funeral - FAQs