The National Health Service Trust (Scrutiny of Deaths) (England) Order 2021
This Order confers power on NHS trusts to scrutinise any deaths in England (whether or not the death takes place in a NHS trust’s area), where the Coroner has no duty to investigate, or there is some doubt as to whether the death must be notified to the relevant senior coroner.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
23 Apr 2021
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In force
01 May 2021
Enabling power
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 22 of Schedule 4 to the National Health Service Act 2006.
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