P2-2 Response Accepted in Part AI-assessed

CCTV in all NHS mortuaries

Recommendation

All NHS trusts should install CCTV inside the mortuary, with cameras facing all doors and access points, the reception area and the doors of body fridges, while maintaining the security and dignity of deceased people by implementing the appropriate safeguards. Where double-ended fridges also open into the post-mortem room, NHS trusts should install CCTV cameras inside the post-mortem room that focus on the doors to the fridges.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Government Interim Update of December 2025, NHS England has accepted this recommendation in principle and is developing national guidance for the installation and monitoring of CCTV in all NHS mortuaries, including post-mortem rooms, with appropriate safeguards for dignity. The funding implications for this initiative are currently being assessed.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
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This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
England
Response
Accepted in Part
Accepted in Part NHS England
01 Dec 2025

The Government has agreed to accept in principle this recommendation subject to further work to determine its full impact.

Progress Timeline
Official Report
01 Dec 2025

Accepted in principle. The government has agreed to accept in principle this recommendation subject to further work to determine the full impact. The government will continue to work on its response to the recommendations and provide a full response to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report by summer 2026. (Source: Interim update on government progress in responding to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report, December 2025)

Source
Inquiry Fuller Inquiry
Report Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report 15 Jul 2025
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Responsible Bodies
NHS England Primary
Themes & Tags
Patient dignity and privacy Quality and safety oversight Cctv Mortuary Security NHS
Recommendation age 0.7 yr
Last formal update 01 Dec 2025