Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 56: Pathologists limit retention
From The Royal Liverpool Children’s Inquiry — Full Report (HC 12-II), published 30 January 2001.
Recommendation
The Royal College of Pathologists shall instruct all practising histopathologists that they shall not retain samples and organs beyond those reasonably incidental to establishing the cause of death unless there is also written consent properly obtained under the Human Tissue Act 1961.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 355
Reference: Chapter 9, 57. Recommendations for Pathologists
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
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
25.7 years ago