Written questions

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 ...