Recommendation P2-72: Interim Commissioner for Dignity of Deceased
From Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report, published 15 July 2025.
Recommendation
In the interim, the government should immediately appoint a Commissioner for the Dignity of the Deceased who should immediately issue universal guidance that applies to all those who store and care for deceased people. This guidance should set out expectations for the security and dignity of deceased people.
In brief (written by this site)
In June 2026, the Department of Health and Social Care recorded that "This recommendation is under consideration" in a dashboard update published by the Cabinet Office (Department of Health and Social Care, Jun 2026). The department had previously reported in December 2025 that the recommendation remained under consideration, including it without individual commentary among twenty-one recommendations from the inquiry that were still being evaluated (Department of Health and Social Care response, Dec 2025).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
For the remaining 21 recommendations, these remain under consideration.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: This is the Department of Health and Social Care's interim update on government progress in responding to the phase 2 report, published on 16 December 2025. It sorts the 75 recommendations into those the government has accepted in full (11), accepted in principle (43) and is still considering (21), and gives words of its own only on the 11 accepted in full. Every word is the Department's, so the rows are filed under it, including where the passage reports what another body has done.
Site note: The recommendation is addressed to the Department itself. The update gives this sentence once, under its heading "Recommendations under consideration", and lists this recommendation there among the 21 it covers. It says nothing about this recommendation alone.
Delivery
Department of Health and Social Care states no delivery position (16 June 2026)
This recommendation is under consideration.
From: Fuller Inquiry Recommendations Dashboard
Site note: The source names this recommendation by number. The dashboard's own words are "This recommendation is under consideration." The site records that the entry states no delivery position; the department has not described the recommendation as "noted".
Responsible bodies
Themes and tags
Who has spoken
- Department of Health and Social Care
Response, delivery statement