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Coroners Act 1997
25Previous attending doctor entitled to observe post-
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25 Previous attending doctor entitled to observe post-
mortem examination
A doctor who attended a person professionally at or immediately
before the person’s death or during the person’s last illness is entitled,
on request, to be present as an observer at a post-mortem examination
of the body of the deceased.