Scotland - Register a Stillbirth

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Procedure

Note: A stillbirth should be registered within 42 days.

Apply by Phone:

1. To Register a Stillbirth, the applicant has to make a phone appointment with your local registrar link

   Note: The applicant can find the contact details of the local registrar using the above provided link.

2. The applicant has to provide the details to the registrar.
3. The registrar will make the application on behalf of the applicant
4. After the registration process has been completed, the registrar will arrange to post out to the applicant a certificate of registration of stillbirth.
5. The applicant might be asked for this if he/she decides to bury or cremate his/her child.
6. Then the applicant has to post all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
7. The applicant has to post the application to their local registrar office. Use the following link to find the local registrar office link
8. The fee for this procedure is free of cost.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. The registrar will mail the registration certificate to the applicant.
11. The entire process can be completed within 2 or 3 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Stillbirth certificate from the hospital
• Medical certificate
• Marriage or civil partnership certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

REGISTER OFFICE – SCOTLAND
Post: National Records of Scotland
General Registration Unit
Room 35
New Register House
3 West Register Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3YT

Email: [email protected]
List of Local Register Office link

Eligibility

Should be the child's mother or other parent who registers the stillbirth. The other parent can only do this if:

• They're married or in a civil partnership with the child's mother
• The other parent is a man, and there's a signed declaration that he's the father

Fees

• To register a till birth the fee for this procedure is free of cost.

Validity

• The validity of the Stillbirth certificate is forever.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The entire process can be completed within 2 or 3 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name of the still birth child
• gender
• Date of still birth
• Place of still birth
• Details of parent

Need for the Document

• In Scotland, a stillbirth certificate is a legal document that records the birth of a baby who is born without any signs of life after 24 weeks of pregnancy. A stillbirth certificate is issued when a baby is stillborn, which means that the baby dies in the womb or during labor, and is not born alive.

Information which might help

• For more information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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