Mortuary service
Coroner's mortuary facility
The functions provided by Finchley Mortuary are to:
- receive the deceased person
- arrange via the coroner’s officer a post mortem examination, if necessary
- arrange for the positive identity of the deceased person
- release the deceased to a family appointed funeral director, or the family themselves if they are carrying out an independent funeral.
The coroner’s role is to investigate any sudden or unexpected death. This is carried out in the form of a post mortem examination. If the examination reveals death by natural causes the coroner is no longer involved.
If the death is not natural, for example, a road traffic accident, suicide and so on, the coroner will hold an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the sequence of events leading up to the death and record a verdict.
For more information about any of the above please contact:
North London Coroner's Court
29 Wood Street
High Barnet
EN5 4BE
- Tel: 020 8447 7680
- Fax: 020 8447 7690 (for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey)
Email this pageLast modified by: Mike Godleman on 12/10/2009