Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 54567

Death Certificates

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

John Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to issue death certificates.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024, through the Death Certification Strategic Board and a cross-Government data strategy group. Since the introduction of the reforms...

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