Post-mortems
Commons · Question 87444 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 10 Nov 2025
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 ...