Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32696
Post-mortems: Children
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 6 March 2025
Question
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat — Torbay
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many parents who have experienced the death of a child have waited more than three months to receive the final post-mortem report.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department does not hold post-mortem reporting data. It is likely to be held by National Health Service trusts and Coroner’s Offices for the post-mortems they are responsible for.