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- If there is a possibility that a medical procedure contributed to or caused the death, the death should be referred by the doctor to the Coroner regardless of the timescales involved. The Coroner may also hold an Inquest if the death was due to natural causes and is considered by the Coroner to be in the public interest.
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The Coroner may also hold an Inquest if the death was due to natural causes and is considered by the Coroner to be in the public interest. Conclusions (verdicts) At the end of the Inquest, the Coroner can give the following Conclusions about the death: Natural causes. Accident or misadventure. Suicide.
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- The cause of death is clear
- A post-mortem is needed
- The coroner holds an inquest
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If a death is reported to a coroner, the documents you need to register the death may be different. The coroner will decide either:
If the coroner decides that the cause of death is clear:
1.They’ll issue a certificate to the registrar saying that a post-mortem or inquest is not needed.
After the post-mortem
The coroner will release the body for a funeral once they have completed the post-mortem examinations and no further examinations are needed. If the body is released with no inquest, the coroner will send a form (‘Pink Form - form 100B’) to the registrar stating the cause of death. The coroner will also send a ‘Certificate of Coroner - form Cremation 6’ if the body is to be cremated.
Death certificates
If you need proof of the death while you wait for the inquest to finish, ask the coroner for an interim death certificate. Once the inquest is over, you can get the final death certificate from the registrar. You can use either certificate to: apply for probate report the death to more than one government organisation using Tell Us Once - the registrar can help you to do this
You can get free, independent support from The Coroners’ Courts Support Service.
The Coroners’ Courts Support Service Helpline (England and Wales)
Telephone: 0300 111 2141
Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm
Saturday, 9am to 2pm
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Feb 2, 2021 · The Coroner is expected to open an inquest where there is reasonable suspicion that the deceased has died a violent or unnatural death, where the cause of death is unknown or if the deceased died...
You may also have received this Guide if you have been called as a witness at an inquest. The coroner is involved in the death because the coroner needs to make enquiries to find out what...
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When is an inquest needed? A coroner typically performs an inquest in cases where: The cause of death is still unknown following post-mortem; A death was sudden, unnatural or violent; A death occurred in police custody or prison
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The law says that the Coroner must open an Inquest into a death if there is reasonable cause to suspect that the death was due to anything other than natural causes (a natural disease...
An inquest is a public court hearing held by the coroner in order to establish who died and how, when and where the death occurred. The inquest will be held as soon as possible and normally within 6 months of the death if at all possible.
