Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 31061
Death Certificates
Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 27 March 2025
Question
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new death certification process does not cause further distress for grieving families.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a death appears to have risen by one day, from seven days to eight days. T...
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