Attending practitioner’s certificate
- Review records and issue certificate or refer to coroner within a reasonable time
UK Statutory Instrument
2024
United Kingdom
The Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Regulations 2024
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What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Attending practitioner’s referral to the relevant senior coroner
- Confirm oral referral to coroner in writing
Medical examiner’s referral to the relevant senior coroner
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Medical examiner must refer death to senior coroner in certain circumstances Local authority
Revised attending practitioner’s certificate
- Review death records and revise death certificate if needed when asked by a medical examiner
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Citation, commencement, extent and application
Interpretation
Duties of medical examiner after receiving attending practitioner’s certificate
Medical examiner’s scrutiny of cause of death
Relevant attending practitioner’s duty to respond to medical examiner enquiries
Medical examiner’s duty to discuss the cause of death
Medical examiner’s confirmation of cause of death
Confirmed attending practitioner’s certificate to be given to registrar
Invitation to attending practitioner to issue a revised attending practitioner’s certificate
Attending practitioner’s availability to fulfil duties
Relevant senior coroner referral to a medical examiner
Duties of medical examiner after receiving referral from relevant senior coroner
Referral by relevant senior coroner: medical examiner’s duties
Medical examiner’s duty to discuss the cause of death
Preparation of medical examiner’s certificate
Medical examiner’s referral back to the relevant senior coroner
Medical examiner’s certificate to be given to a registrar
Registrar’s invitation to medical examiner to issue a revised medical examiner’s certificate
Revised medical examiner’s certificate
Manner of providing documents
Availability of certificates and forms
Supply of information
Transitional provision
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