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Help and advice when coping with a bereavement.

PLEASE BE AWARE THE TIMELINE FOR DEATH REGISTRATION TO BE COMPLETED IS 8 WORKING DAYS 

A callback from one of the registration team will be made once the certifying doctor has forwarded the medical cause of death certificate to the registration office by email along with contact details for next of kin. If you have any enquiries about registering a death during this difficult time then you can contact our office by calling 01506 281897 or by email registration@westlothian.gov.uk

Please Note : 

Our telephone lines are extremely busy and we would encourage you to email your enquiry to the address below and a member of the team will respond as quickly as possible. 

registration@westlothian.gov.uk 

The email inbox is monitored frequently and all enquiries responded to. 


We appreciate this is a particularly difficult time for families and appreciate your patience in allowing the registration team to make contact with you at the appropriate time. Our office is dealing with high volumes of enquiries and there may be some delay in responding to voicemail or emails. 

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Information on how to register a death.
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How to Register a Still Birth
Repatriation of bodies
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