RBR - Bereavement Brochure V6 individual pages - Flipbook - Page 11
Involvement with
the Coroner
A death may be referred to the Coroner by a doctor or
the Medical Examiner if:
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The cause of death is unknown
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The death was sudden or unexplained
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The death was violent or unnatural
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The death occurred during an operation or before the
per son came out of anaesthetic
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The medical certificate suggests the death may have been
caused by an industrial disease
吀栀e coroner will then decide either:
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The cause of death is clear - in this case the coroner signs
a medical certificate and send it to the registrar to allow
the registration
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To conduct a post-mortem, a medical examination to find
out how the person died
You can’t object to a coroner’s post-mortem – but if you’ve
asked the coroner must tell you (and the person’s GP) when and
where the examination will take place.
After the post-mortem the coroner will release the body for a
funeral and send a form (a form 100B) to the Registrar stating
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