Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23412
Death Certificates
Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 20 January 2025
Question
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion Preseli
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (England and Wales) Regulations 2024 on the timely registration of deaths.
Answer
The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, including the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Regulations 2024, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. The median time taken to register a death since the introdu...
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