H. M. Coronor

Franklin & Hawkins Family Funerals work with the Coroner and can attend any death in any area. A death can be referred to the Coroner if the deceased has not seen their doctor within the last 14 days, had been admitted to hospital and died within 24 hours, deaths caused by certain diseases, sudden deaths, deaths through accident or deaths through suspicious circumstances.

A post mortem examination is normally carried out the morning after the death and the deceased released and certificate issued later that day. This does not normally affect the timing of the funeral and can, in some instances, speed things up.

A coroners officer is assigned to each family and will liaise with them throughout the process. Once the certificates have been issued the relatives will need to register the death in the usual way.