Death Certificates
Commons · Question 54567 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 5 Jun 2025
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...