Regulation 42 Registration where no report to coronerF13I1

the relevant registrar receives from any qualified informant information of the particulars required to be registered concerning a person’s death;

no investigation into the death under Part 1 of the 2009 Act is conducted; and

in accordance with regulations under section 20 of the 2009 Act (medical certificate of cause of death)—

where a child lived for less than 24 hours, the registrar shall enter after the date of the child’s death the word “Aged…”, inserting the age in completed hours or, if less than one hour, in minutes;

where the date, but not the place, of death is known, the registrar shall enter the date of death followed by the words “Found dead…”, inserting the place where the body was found;

where the place, but not the date, of death is known the registrar shall enter the words “On or about…”, inserting the date on which the body was found followed by the place of death;

where both the date and place of death are unknown, the registrar shall enter the words “Deceased found on…”, inserting the date on which the body was found followed by the place where it was found.

where the deceased was a child under the age of 16 years, the registrar shall enter the words “son [or daughter] of…”, inserting the name, surname and occupation of the father, F2or other parent, if that information is given, and the name, surname and occupation of the mother preceded where appropriate by the word “and” so however that if–

the registrar shall enter in respect of the mother that surname followed by her name and surname as at the death of the child preceded by the word “now” or, if the mother is deceased, the name and surname as at her death preceded by the word “afterwards”;

where the deceased was a married woman or widow, the registrar shall, after her occupation enter the words “Wife [or Widow] of…”, inserting the name, surname and occupation of her F5spouse or deceased spouse.

where the deceased was a married man or widower, the registrar shall, after his occupation enter the words “Husband [or Widower] of …”, inserting the name, surname and occupation of his F7spouse or deceased spouse;

where the deceased was a civil partner or surviving civil partner, the registrar shall, after his occupation enter the words “Civil partner [or Surviving civil partner] of …”, inserting the name, surname and occupation of his civil partner or deceased civil partner.

the name, surname and occupation of adoptive parent(s) shall also be entered in space 6.

shall enter the cause of death precisely as stated in the confirmed attending practitioner’s certificate, or in the medical examiner’s certificate, and

shall enter the words—

call upon the informant to sign the entry in space F128;

enter in space 10 the date on which the entry is made; and

sign the entry in space 11, adding his official description.