Introduction
Births, marriages and deaths are generally dealt with by Derbyshire County Council.
Below you'll find links to the information you'll need. To skip directly to the section that you are interested in, click on one the the links below:
Tell Us Once - about births and deaths
If you're registering a birth or death you can now get help updating the information with other agencies and organisations.
The Tell Us Once scheme means that when the registrar collects details from you about the birth or the death they can then pass this information through to other agencies on your behalf.
This will help you get benefits sorted out quickly, avoid the need to send copies of the certificate by post to other organisation and stop receiving mail from these agencies addressed to a deceased relative.
Relevant information will be passed to:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- HM Revenue and Customs (for tax, credits and benefits)
- Identity and Passport Service
- housing and council tax offices.
You can also request that the information is passed to:
- electoral services
- libraries
- children's services
- Blue Badge parking scheme
- Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
Once these organisations have the details they will use the information to update records, start or amend benefits and resolve outstanding issues.
You can get more information about Tell Us Once on 01629 533073 or from the registrar when you register a birth or death.
Births
Registering a Birth - this must be completed within 42 days of the birth. Derbyshire County Council's Registration Web Pages contain further information about how this is done.
If you've recently had a new addition to your family you may also find the following links useful:
Benefits - Change in Circumstances
Sure Start children's centres
Marriages
Want to find a wedding venue or registry office? - See Derbyshire County Council's Marriage pages.
If you're planning on tying the knot, the following links might also be useful:
Housing & Council Tax Benefits - Change in Circumstances
If you receive child benefits and you marry, you'll also need to let HM Revenues & Customs know.
Council Tax - name change or change in circumstances
Electoral Register - name change on the register
Change of Address - if you're moving home, you need to let us know
You need to tell the DVLA if you change your name or address too so they can update your driving licence and vehicle registration, if necessary.
Don't forget you'll also need to update your passport.
Deaths
We hope the following information will help you with some of the things you'll need to sort out:
We manage cemeteries in the district, for more information see our Cemeteries Webpages.
A death must be registered with the relevant register office, see Derbyshire County Council's pages for a list.
The Tell Us Once service should let us know about changes to your council tax, benefits and the electoral register.
The DirectGov Service has a useful checklist of things you may need to do - What to do if Someone Dies.
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