When death has occurred outside England and Wales, where is the death registered?
When death has occurred outside England and Wales and the body is returned here, the Death Certificate will have been issued in the country where the death occurred rather than by the Registrar here. When the body is returned to England or Wales, then the death is treated in exactly the same way as if the death had occurred here, rather than abroad, whereby the coroner will consider whether an inquest or post-mortem examination is needed.
