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45: No compulsion for hospital examination

From The Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry — Full Report (HC 12-II), published 30 January 2001.

Recommendation

Clinicians requesting a hospital post mortem examination after the Coroner has declined to authorise an examination shall make it clear to the next of kin that there is no compulsion remaining for such an examination.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 353
Reference: Chapter 9, 55. Recommendations for Clinicians

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 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Alder Hey Inquiry
Report The Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry — Full Report (HC 12-II) 30 Jan 2001
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Themes and tags

Coroner family information gaps Staff training and development Staff policy awareness
Recommendation made 25.7 years ago