The Procurator Fiscal may:
Accept the medical certificate of cause of death and take no further action
Consent to a hospital (non PF) post mortem examination
Request a police report
Instruct a PF post mortem examination
Release the body
For further information please see section 7 of the COPFS guidance for medical practitioners
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Related information
View our page on post mortem examinations
View our pages on completing a Medical Certificate Cause of Death, including the Scottish review process