Official Documents: How to Easily Cancel Them
The Government has a service to cancel the official documents of the person who has died: ‘Tell Us Once’. This will ensure all government departments are informed about the death in one go. This includes passports, driving licences, pensions, benefits, national insurance, tax and blue badges. This service is highly recommended and will save you time and stress at a difficult time. To instigate this, you need to be the deceased's next of kin—related by blood or marriage—and will need to provide;
the date of death and national insurance number of the deceased
your date of birth, national insurance number and contact details (if you are next of kin)
contact details of the person dealing with the deceased person's estate and belongings.
When you register the death, your registrar should:
let you know if the service is available in your area
give you the phone number or website address
give you a unique reference number to use the service on-line or by phone.
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