Proceeding contribution from Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 23 June 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Coroners and Justice Bill.
Coroners and Justice Bill
Amendment 72 72: After Clause 20, insert the following new Clause— "Cremation (1) Where two doctors have to sign the medical certificate to allow cremation of the body or of human remains, both doctors shall retain a copy of the certificate for a minimum of 15 years, and shall supply the relevant copy or copies to the Medical Examiner on request. (2) The second doctor signing the certificate shall have access to the clinical record that was maintained by the doctor who signed the death certificate. (3) The Medical Examiner shall maintain a register of the first and second doctors signing certificates to authorise cremation."
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 711 c1521
- Session
- 2008-09
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Costs Archaeology Allowances Cultural heritage Coroners Cremation Finance Liability Health professions Health authorities NHS Qualifications Protection Public appointments Property law Staff Negligence Post-mortems Training Working hours Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Treasure Pathology Coroner for Treasure Chief Coroner Medical Adviser to the Chief Coroner Portable antiquities scheme Human tissue
- Legislation
- Coroners and Justice Bill 2008-09
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