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Registration deadline

5 days

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland) of getting the confirmation. This includes weekends and bank holidays.
key
uk/gov/register-death/deadline
value
5 days
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
scope
England and Wales (Scotland: 8 days).
hash
sha256:371aebbb1a44a322f7778a033fdac36cfbf586249c59702c5fdf4a2b19083a95
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-death/deadline?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-death/deadline

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/register-death/deadline",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/death/deadline",
    "uk/gov/death-registration/deadline",
    "uk/gov/death-certificate/deadline"
  ],
  "label": "Registration deadline",
  "value": 5,
  "unit": "days",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death",
  "quote": "Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland) of getting the confirmation. This includes weekends and bank holidays.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "England and Wales (Scotland: 8 days).",
  "hash": "sha256:371aebbb1a44a322f7778a033fdac36cfbf586249c59702c5fdf4a2b19083a95",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..G5W5D3NI61NOhlbVw89bnjTXV-4HptNTE4OF2_qffrxzzDRJ4zbMe9bjYEmVfK-mbBklhsK_LpSY-0DIvQ5rCQ",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/register-death/deadline",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death"
  }
}