Ministers will look with the 'utmost priority' at the issue of grieving families not being able to personally register the death of a loved one after an inquest or public inquiry, the Commons has heard. It followed an impassioned speech by an MP who held back tears as she addressed the House in a debate on Wednesday night on behalf of the families of teenage sweethearts Liam Curry and Chloe Rutherford, who were murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing five years ago.
Only relatives or certain others are qualified by law to register a death and usually, it's done within five days at a local register office. It's understood, however, the situation can change due to a coronial process.
Emma Lewell-Buck, the Labour MP for South Shields, spoke in the House of Commons in March, saying Liam and Chloe's parents wanted to formerly register their deaths in person. They were, she said, 'being denied this final act for their children' by the controversial system.
