P2-52 Response Accepted in Part

Share mortuary reports with coroner service

Recommendation

All relevant reports and incidents concerning the mortuary must be made known to the lead local authority manager for the coroner service (and the Senior Coroner if they wish to see these reports). Local authorities that are not the lead authority for the coroner service must also share these reports and incidents with the coroner service lead in that coroner area.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The government accepted this recommendation in principle on 2025-12-01, indicating that further work is required to determine its full impact. A full response to the Fuller Inquiry phase 2 report is anticipated by summer 2026. No specific guidance or requirements for local authorities to share mortuary reports and incidents with the coroner service have been identified in the publicly available evidence as of 2026-03-24.
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Jurisdiction
England
Response
Accepted in Part
Accepted in Part Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Primary
Themes & Tags
Patient dignity and privacy Care safeguarding systems Coroner family information gaps Coroner Sharing Reports Local Authority
Recommendation age 0.7 yr
Last formal update 01 Dec 2025