The First Week After a Death: A Free Checklist

A free, one-page checklist for the days after someone dies in England or Wales.

It covers what to do in the first hours — having the death confirmed, telling family, contacting a funeral director — and the key steps in the first week: the medical examiner, registering the death, the green form, Tell Us Once, and the money deadlines you shouldn't miss.

Free to print and share.

Want more help? Our 19-page organiser, When Someone Dies, adds funeral planning sheets, a budget planner, a tracker for more than 40 organisations to tell, letters you can copy, and a guide to money, support and the estate.

General information for England and Wales, checked against GOV.UK in September 2026. Not legal advice.