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Post-mortems: Children

Asked by Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 March 2025UIN 32696

The question

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.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

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.

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