---
type: "Private Delivery Role"
title: "Funeral provider"
description: "Conditional private delivery role for arranging a funeral after the relevant registration or investigation output."
status: "implemented"
assertion_status: "normalized"
jurisdiction: "provider-and-nation-specific"
observed_at: "2026-08-07"
sources:
  - id: "govuk-arrange-funeral"
    title: "Arrange the funeral"
    resource: "https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/arrange-the-funeral"
    author: "organisation:government-digital-service"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - id: "nidirect-arranging-funeral"
    title: "Arranging a funeral"
    resource: "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/arranging-funeral"
    author: "organisation:northern-ireland-executive"
    observed_at: "2026-08-07"
---

# Funeral provider

A funeral director or other provider may be used, but is not the registrar,
coroner, Procurator Fiscal or court authority. This normalized role makes no
provider recommendation, price claim or funding decision.
