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Death

Find out about registering a death, funerals and the advice and support available.

Register a death

Find information to help you register a death and book an appointment online.

Crematoria and cemeteries

Find information about crematoria and cemeteries in North Yorkshire.

Bereavement advice and support

Find out where to get advice and support when someone close to you dies.

Coroners and sudden death investigations

Tell us once

The Tell Us Once service means you only need to tell government departments and some council services one time about a death.

Deaths abroad

Information about bringing a body back to England or Wales.

Welfare burials in North Yorkshire

We arrange the burial or cremation of a person who dies without known relatives within North Yorkshire.

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The council provides services across North Yorkshire including Harrogate, Ripon, Scarborough, Whitby, Northallerton, Thirsk, Selby, Tadcaster, Malton, Pickering, Richmond, Skipton and more.

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