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Before registering

wait for the medical examiner’s office to confirm the death can be registered statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You must wait for the medical examiner’s office to confirm you can register the death.

key

uk/gov/register-death/medical-examiner

value

wait for the medical examiner’s office to confirm the death can be registered statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

England and Wales (Scotland: 8 days).

hash

sha256:63eb70202ac044fda71c4a306b74f89e769afa8fac89fbdbb636e23e4731dda0

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-death/medical-examiner?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/register-death/medical-examiner

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  "key": "uk/gov/register-death/medical-examiner",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/death/medical-examiner",
    "uk/gov/death-registration/medical-examiner",
    "uk/gov/death-certificate/medical-examiner"
  ],
  "label": "Before registering",
  "value": "wait for the medical examiner’s office to confirm the death can be registered",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death",
  "quote": "You must wait for the medical examiner’s office to confirm you can register the death.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "England and Wales (Scotland: 8 days).",
  "hash": "sha256:63eb70202ac044fda71c4a306b74f89e769afa8fac89fbdbb636e23e4731dda0",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/register-death/medical-examiner",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death"
  }
}