Post-mortems: Children
Commons · Question 32696 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
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
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 6 Mar 2025
The 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.