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Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for (a) Teesside Coroner's Officer and (b) Coroner's Offices in England and Wales to issue a final death certificate from the date of when deaths are referred to them in each of th

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
10 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken was for (a) Teesside Coroner's Officer and (b) Coroner's Offices in England and Wales to issue a final death certificate from the date of when deaths are referred to them in each of th

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    At the conclusion of an inquest or if it is suspended pending the conclusion of proceedings associated with the death the coroner certifies the cause of death for the purposes of registration. The registration of the death itself is carried out by the Reg...

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