P2-20
Response
Accepted in Part
AI-assessed
Chief Nurse responsibility for deceased safeguarding
Recommendation
The remit of the Chief Nurse in NHS trusts should explicitly include executive responsibility for safeguarding the security and dignity of deceased people in NHS mortuaries and body stores.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific actions have been publicly identified regarding the Chief Nurse's remit explicitly including executive responsibility for safeguarding deceased people, beyond the government's acceptance of this recommendation in principle on 2025-12-01. The government stated that further work was needed to determine the recommendation's full impact and a full response to the Fuller Inquiry phase 2 report was planned for summer 2025.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, questions-statements.parliament.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
England
Response
Accepted in Part
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)
Responsible Bodies
NHS England
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
0.7 yr
Last formal update
01 Dec 2025