Death Certificates Information

We have an information request -see below –

• Does your council charge individuals for stillbirth or death certificates?

There is a statutory charge for death certificates; still births are registered and a certificate is not issued.

• If your council does charge for stillbirth or death certificates, how much does your council charge?

£4 until the register is archived and then the cost is £10

• How many stillbirth certificates has your council issued in each of the last three financial years?

Devon County Council does not hold this information following our answer to question 1 above.

• How many death certificates has your council issued in each of the last three years where the person registered as dead was under the age of 18?

Devon County Council does not hold this information