• General Information
• What documents should I take to the registrar?
• Documents issued by the Registrar

General Information

Stillbirths must be registered within 21 days.   Should it be necessary, a short postponement can be arranged in consultation with the Registrar.

You may register the still-birth at any registration office in Scotland.   As Moray is now a single registration area you can register the still-birth at any of our Registration Offices.

If the parents of the child are married to each other, either parent can register the still-birth.

If the parents are not married to each other and they wish the father’s name to appear on the still-birth entry they should, ideally, attend together.   Further advice can be obtained from any Registration Office.

The Stillbirth and Neonatel Death Society (SANDS) provided support for bereaved parents.   You can also contact the Child Death Helpline on 0800 282986.

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What documents should I take to the Registrar?

• The certificate of still-birth (Form 6) issued by the hospital
• The birth certificate/s of the child’s parent/s
• The marriage certificate of the child’s parents (if married to each other)

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Documents issued by the Registrar

• Certificate of registration of still-birth (Form 8) for burial or cremation purposes, issued free of charge
• A still-birth certificate can re requested by the parent if required, issued free of charge if applied for within one month. 
  

 A charge of £8.50 will be made if requested more than a month after registration.

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