Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 47: Coroners’ Society instructions
From The Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry — Full Report (HC 12-II), published 30 January 2001.
Recommendation
The Coroners’ Society shall instruct Coroners that: – in the proper exercise of their judicial discretion, the decision to order a post mortem examination is not to be delegated to Coroner’s Officers and Deputy Coroners must be available at all times; – organs are not to be retained unless relevant to establishing the cause of death and only when specified by the pathologist in writing.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 354
Reference: Chapter 9, 56. Recommendations for Coroners
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
Recommendation made
25.7 years ago