Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87444

Post-mortems

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to encourage an increased uptake of coronial post-mortems by pathologists.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Ministry of Justice recognises that the system for commissioning pathologists to undertake post-mortems for coroners needs to function effectively to help coroners determine causes of death and meet the needs of bereaved families. Ministry of Justice ...

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