Scotland Death Certificate
UK GRO Certificates provides a fast and simple service to obtain an
official Death Certificate.
Death Certificates are often essential documents when laying claim to the estate
of a deceased person, known as the Probate process.
We provide only the Long/Full version
Death Certificates and these can be used when laying claim to the
estate of a deceased person, known as the Probate process.
We offer three types of service
- Regular Service
We aim to despatch Certificate within 8 to 10 working days.
- Rapid Service (Recommended)
If you need record index search to find the match of your details and certificate,
we offer a Rapid Service where the certificate is despatched within 4 to 5 working
days with the search results for future reference.
- Urgent Service
If you need a certificate urgently, we offer a fast Urgent service where the certificate
is despatched within 2 working days.
96%* of our customers confirm that they are satisfied with our service and would
recommend it to others and we hope you will also. So that you can make an informed
decision when ordering, please be aware that there are other certificate ordering
services available and that costs do vary.
Scotland Death Certificate Cost (per certificate)
A range of service levels are available to suit your requirements.
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Death Certificate - Regular service for £28.90 (Despatched within 8 working days. )
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Death Certificate - Rapid service (Recommended) for £36.50 (Despatched within 4 to 5 working days. )
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Death Certificate - Urgent service for £48.50 (Despatched within 2 to 3 working days. )
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Death certificates of full version shows the following information:
- The person's full name at time of death
- Any names previously used, including maiden surname
- The person’s date and place of birth (town and county if born in the UK and
country if born abroad)
- The person’s last address
- The person’s occupation
Whether you need to confirm the passing of a relative/friend or are looking for
additional genealogy research material, these documents are supplied directly from
the United Kingdom and Ireland government.
A death certificate, sometimes medical certificate of the cause of death (MCCD),
is a document issued by a government official such as a registrar of vital statistics
that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death.
These replacement documents are certified for use for all legal purposes, including
passport applications and employer identification. Any Death certificate within
England and Wales, Scotland,
Northern Ireland States
of Guernsey, States of
Jersey, Isle of Man
and Ireland can be
re-issued, as well as death registered
overseas but were registered with the appropriate United Kingdom
authority within the country of Death. These would include Armed Forces, Consular,
High Commission or Embassy registrations. Please bear in mind that Death registration
with the British authorities is not compulsory when overseas, and a duplicate certificate
can only be issued if the Death certificate has been deposited with either the Embassy
or Consulate within the country of Birth, or at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Registration began in 1855. Certificates are rather more detailed than in England
and Wales. For example, the maiden surname has always been given for females; this
has only been requested information more recently in England and Wales. Additionally,
the Scottish death certificates detail the dead person's father's name and mother's
maiden name.
What is Public Records?
Under United Kingdom law, Death certificates are known as Public Records which
means that any person can apply for a copy of any certificate, providing that they
know the details of the birth that is required. This can be helpful for both government
and legal services needing proof of Death, as well as family history (genealogy)
researchers looking to discover new ancestors. Please note however that where we
believe an application to be connected with an attempt to obtain information for
the purposes of identity fraud, the application may be rejected and details passed
to the relevant police authority.