6,542 PFD reports published since 2013.
77.7% have a published response.
Every Prevention of Future Death report published on judiciary.uk since 2013, who received it, and whether anyone answered.
We track whether a response is published for each report, including replies sent by another body. Private replies may not appear on the public record. Each PFD report is counted once, even when sent to several organisations. Separate reports about the same death count separately.
How these numbers are counted
PFD reports and published responses
- PFD reports
- Separate PFD reports in InquestIQ, each counted once. A report can concern several people or be addressed to several organisations. This is not a count of deaths, inquests or PDF files.
- With response
- Reports with at least one linked published response. The reply can come from any body, including a parent body or someone answering on another organisation's behalf. Several letters still count as one report with a response.
- No published response
- Reports for which no published response is linked in InquestIQ. A private reply, an unpublished reply or a reply not yet identified may exist.
- Response coverage
- Reports with a published response divided by total reports, multiplied by 100. For example, 3 out of 4 is 75%. Percentages are rounded. Coverage does not measure whether every recipient answered, replied on time or took adequate action.
Figures reflect records currently held in InquestIQ and may change as sources are added or corrected. Read the full counting guide.
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