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Find out about changes to our services and Christmas opening times on our Festive information page. To find out when your bin will be collected over the festive period, visit Changes to County Durham bin collections at Christmas.

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Repatriation of bodies to abroad


A coroner can give permission for a body to be moved out of England or Wales. This permission has to be obtained at least four days before a body is to be moved so that any enquiries can be made. However, a coroner may be able to give permission sooner.

Once a coroner has granted permission, a funeral director will be able to make the necessary arrangements. 

Afterwards you will be given a removal notice, a section of which is sent to the registrar after the funeral.

Permission must always be obtained where a funeral is to take place outside England or Wales. This applies in all cases where a body is to be moved out of England or Wales, not just where a death was reported to the coroner.



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