What to do when a death occurs:

If a death occurs at home, telephone the deceased's GP. The GP should then come to the home to pronounce life extinct, if he has been treating the deceased and feels that he can give an accurate cause of death you may then contact us and we can assist you with all the necessary arrangements and the transfer of the deceased to the funeral home if required.
If he cannot give an accurate cause of death he may wish to refer the death to the coroner, this will mean him calling the police who will come to the home and liaise with us to transfer the deceased to the local hospital mortuary.

If the death occurs in hospital then you can contact us ( it is wise to do this during normal working hours as nothing can be done regarding arrangements outside these hours).

Registration of Death

The death will need to be registered in the registrars office for the area in which the death occurred.

You will need to take with you:

• The Death Certificate given by the Doctor or Hospital.

• Full name, date and place of birth of the deceased and surviving spouse.

• The Medical Card if available should be returned.

• Certificates for insurance purposes may be obtained from the Registrar (fee applicable)

You will be issued with:

• A white certificate which should be completed and returned to the Department of Social Security.

• A green certificate which should be brought to us as soon as possible.

Registration Offices

The offices of Registration within the Swansea District are:

Swansea Register Office,
County Hall,
Oystermouth Road,
Swansea
T. (01792) 637444
By appointment only Mon to Fri, 9.30am - 4.00pm

Neath Register Office
Pearl House
London Road
Neath
T. (01639) 760021
Office Hours - Mon - Fri,9.30am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Llanelli Register Office
Swansea Road
Llanelli
T. (01554) 774088
Office Hours - Mon - Fri 9.30am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm