Coroner's Postmortem Examination - Northern Ireland Court Service ...

10 serving the Community through the administration of justiCedeath CertificatesOn receipt of the final postmortem examination report, theCoroner will then consider if an inquest needs to be held.If the Coroner decides that an inquest is not necessary theRegistrar of Deaths will be notified and the death can then beregistered and a Death Certificate issued.If an inquest is to be held it will not be possible to register thedeath or have a Death Certificate issued until the inquest hasbeen completed.When registration of the death is delayed the Coroner canissue an interim certificate called “a Coroner’s Certificateof Evidence of Death” to assist in the administration of theestate. However not all financial institutions will accept thisand you may need to wait for the final registration of the deathbefore the administration of the estate can be completed.an inquestAn inquest is not a trial; it is a public inquiry by a Coroner,sitting with or without a jury, into the circumstancessurrounding the death. The purpose of the inquest is todetermine the identity of the person who has died, how,when and where they died, and to provide the details thatthe Registrar of Deaths requires to allow the death to beregistered.More information about the Coroner’s inquest is availablefrom the Coroners Service, Mays Chambers, 73 May Street,Belfast BT1 3JL. Telephone 028 9044 6800 or by e-mail atcoronersoffice@courtsni.gov.uk