Tell Us Once

Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go.

Organisations Tell Us Once will contact

Tell Us Once will notify:

  • Social Security Scotland
  • HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
  • Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Passport Office
  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
  • the local council
  • Veterans UK
  • some public sector pension schemes

When you can use Tell Us Once

You can use Tell Us Once if the person who died was living in Scotland, England or Wales.

The death must have been either:

  • registered

  • reported to the procurator fiscal or a coroner and you have a final or interim death certificate

You cannot use Tell Us Once if the person was:

  • living in Northern Ireland when they died

  • living abroad permanently when they died

How to use Tell Us Once

A registrar will explain the Tell Us Once service when you register a death.

If you do not use Tell Us Once you need to tell the relevant organisations about the death yourself.

Find out more about Tell Us Once on GOV.UK.

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