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Cremation Certification
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Because cremation removes any possibility of recovering the deceased's body for future examination, the requirements for obtaining authority for disposal by cremation are more extensive than those which must be met before a deceased can be buried. Potentially, the most significant requirements are for a second doctor to confirm the cause of death and a third doctor (known as the medical referee) to examine the cremation documentation before authorising the cremation.
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In the case of a death where there has been no post-mortem examination and no inquest, four cremation forms, Forms A, B, C and F, must be completed. The precise wording of the forms used is not uniform across the country. Specimen forms used by Dukinfield Crematorium, where most of Shipman's patients were cremated, can be found at Appendix D.
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