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Death Certification Reform, England and Wales: 9 September 2024 to 30 June 2025 (provisional data)

Analysis on the time taken to register a death, cause of death, new ethnicity fields and new pregnancy fields since Death Certification Reform (DCR) came into force on 9 September 2024.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 9 October 2025

Applies to England and Wales

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Death Certification Reform, England and Wales: 9 September 2024 to 30 June 2025 (provisional data)

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/deathcertificationreformenglandandwales9september2024to30june2025provisionaldata

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Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

Published 9 October 2025