Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation CLAR-12.33: Keep post mortem procedures under review, including body part removal and consent
From Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558), published 19 February 2000.
Recommendation
In any event, I recommend that post mortem procedures be kept under review. Those procedures include the removal of body parts generally, the recording of any decisions to remove body parts and the reasons for such decisions, issues of consent with regard to removal of body parts and permission to attend a post mortem and also issues regarding permission to view the deceased at various stages.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 15 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Source
Inquiry
Thames Safety Inquiry
Report
Thames Safety Inquiry: Final Report (Cm 4558)
19 Feb 2000
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
26.7 years ago