Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 29570

Death Certificates

Tabled: 6 February 2025

Answered: 17 February 2025

Named Day

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the process of issuing death certificates following the change to the responsibilities of medical examiners on 9 September 2024 does not lead to u

Answer

Ashley Dalton

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. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a de...

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