Cremations and funerals - Cadaver Certificate
Some countries require a Cadaver Certificate before they will allow a body into the country for burial. The certificate, if issued, confirms that no epidemic of infectious disease occurred in the borough for some three months preceding the death. The certificate is issued by the Environmental Health Officer for the Council in whose area the person died, or is to be exhumed from before reburial elsewhere .
Cadaver Certificate:
The formality of obtaining the cadaver certificate is usually handled by the undertaker, making the arrangements on behalf of the relatives. However, anyone can apply to the Coroner for the certificate. The funeral directors will also help with anything requested by the Coroner and with requirements of the authorities in the overseas country to which the deceased is going. Some of these requirements may apply for burial in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, as well as abroad.
FURTHER INFORMATION
NorthumberlandCoroner - Ian G McCreath
c/o Northumbria Police
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 8HD
Tel : 01661872555 extn 6165
Department of Constitutional Affairs http://www.dca.gov.uk/corbur/
http://www.bereavementinfo.com/
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