Accessing records of a person who has died

How to make a request

What you will need

When you apply to access these records, we'll ask for further information from you to help us locate these records and make sure you have the right to access this information.

We'll also ask for the following details or documents, depending on your request.

For all requests, we'll ask for details of the deceased, including:

• name
• date of birth
• date of death
• last known address

For confirmation that the individual has died, we'll ask for:

• death certificate
• letter granting probate
• letters of administration

To prove that you're a Personal Representative of the deceased, we'll ask for:

• grant of probate
• certified copy of the last will and testament, which lists you as a named executor
• letters of administration

For your own identification, which must show your name and address, we'll ask for:

• driving license
• bank statement
• utility bill

If we need proof that any other Personal Representative of the deceased consents to this access, we'll ask for:

• a signed letter of authority from any other Personal Representative of the deceased

Request access to records of a person who has died

Use the button below to download the request form:

Request access to records of a person who has died (PDF 41Kb)

Return your completed form along with any additional information and copies of your evidence to our Data Protection Officer (DPO). You can do this by either:

• emailing it to dpa.officer@stockport.gov.uk

• posting it to the following address:

  Information Governance Team
  Lower Ground Floor
  Stopford House
  Piccadilly
  Stockport
  SK1 3XE