Guidance

Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 guidance

This is guidance to medical practitioners on notifying deaths to the coroner.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 13 September 2019
• Last updated: 9 September 2024 — See all updates

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Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 guidance

PDF, 380 KB, 16 pages

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The Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 came into force on 1 October 2019.

This guidance has been revised to reflect the changes to the Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 provided by Cremation, Coroners and Notification of Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 which came into force on 9 September 2024.

Published 13 September 2019
Last updated 9 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 9 September 2024

   Updated Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 guidance and added welsh translation. The guidance has been revised to reflect the changes to the Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 provided by Cremation, Coroners and Notification of Deaths (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 which came into force on 9 September 2024.

2. 25 March 2022

   Guidance updated.

3. 3 April 2020

   Published amended version of guidance to reflect the temporary changes made by the Coronavirus Act 2020.

4. 13 December 2019

   Print version of guidance added.

5. 13 September 2019

   First published.