Useful contacts
The Register Office
Births, Deaths & Marriages
Town Hall
Wellington Street
Woolwich
London
SE18 6PW
Tel: 020 8921 5015
Email: registrar@greenwich.gov.uk
The Register Office
Manor House
The Green
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 6BW
Tel: 020 8308 7515
Email: register.office@bexley.gov.uk
The following websites may prove helpful in the period after someone dies
DirectGov
Government advice on what to do after a death
www.direct.gov.uk
Department of Work and Pensions
www.dwp.gov.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau
Advice on handling wills and estates
www.adviceguide.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
Emotional support, counselling, advice and information
Tel: 0844 477 9400
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
The Bereavement Advice Centre
Support and advice for people about what they need to do after a death
Tel: 0800 634 9494
www.bereavementadvice.org
Bereavement Services Portal
Information and support
www.bereavement-services.org
The Grief Journey
Help for grieving people
www.griefjourney.com
Probate & Inheritance Tax Helpline
Inland Revenue service offering advice on probate and inheritance tax
Tel: 0845 30 20 900
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
The Road For You
Emotional support, counselling and advice for young people
Tel: 0808 808 1677
www.rd4u.org.uk
National Association of Widows
Information and support through local branches
Tel: 0845 838 2261
www.nawidows.org.uk
London Friend - Lesbian & Gay Bereavement
A voluntary organisation serving the lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender community, with a Bereavement Helpline
Tel: 020 7403 5969
www.londonfriend.org.uk
The Samaritans
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
www.samaritans.org.uk
CIFAS Protective Registration Service
The UK's fraud prevention service can help if you suspect someone's personal details are being used fraudulently.
Tel: 0870 010 2091
www.cifas.org.uk
Counselling Directory
The confidential online support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists.
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Information Commissioner's Office
Responsible for regulating and enforcing the access to and use of personal information
Tel: 08456 30 60 60
www.ico.gov.uk
