Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87442
Death Certificates
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) number and (b) proportion of final death certificates remained unissued by Coroner's Offices in England and Wales after (i) 3 months (ii) 6 months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months and (v) 24 months after
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesAt the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...
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