Coroners Act 2009

A coroner must, for the purpose of enabling registration of the death of a person to be effected or completed, give written notice to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages of such particulars as are known to the coroner relating to the death of the person if the coroner—

holds an inquest concerning the death, or

dispenses with the holding of an inquest concerning the death, or

suspends an inquest concerning the death.

If a coroner is satisfied (whether before or during an inquest concerning the death of a person) that there will be a delay in concluding the inquest and that the coroner is able, on the basis of such evidence as the coroner considers sufficient, to determine the particulars relating to the death of the person, the coroner may, for the purpose of enabling registration of the death of the person to be effected or completed, make that determination and give written notice of the determination to the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

A notice under this section must not include any matter that incriminates any person.

For the purposes of this section, particulars relating to the death of a person are—

the identity of the deceased person, and

the date, place and cause of death of the deceased person.