Record#

EV ID

EV-0313

Institution

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Matter

Historical death records enquiry to Medical Examiner Service

Route / regime

Email · records enquiry

Their reference

none given

Request date

20 Aug 2026

Statutory deadline

No statutory deadline applies

Deadline

no statutory deadline

First reply (not an acknowledgement)

21 Aug 2026

Days waited

1

Response class

“not held”

Exemptions cited

none cited

Redirected to

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership enquiries department; another department within NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; registrars office in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan

Fees or charges named

—

Messages

3 sent · 4 received (0 acknowledgements only)

Attachments from the institution

0 archived

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Timeline#

Date

Direction

Class

Summary

Copy

20 Aug 2026

→ to institution

request

The requester asks whether any records or referrals exist for two historical deaths in 1990 and 1983.

email · text

21 Aug 2026

← from institution

not held

The Medical Examiner Service states it holds no records this far back and suggests contacting the local registrars office.

email · text

21 Aug 2026

→ to institution

clarification given

The requester asks whether other bodies, such as a coroner’s service or archive, might hold historical records of the two deaths.

email · text

21 Aug 2026

← from institution

not held

The Medical Examiner Service states it holds no records and has no knowledge of either patient.

email · text

21 Aug 2026

→ to institution

internal review request

The requester asks for an internal review to confirm whether an adequate search was conducted before concluding no records are held.

email · text

21 Aug 2026

← from institution

redirected elsewhere

The Medical Examiner Service states the enquiry has been forwarded to another department better able to assist.

email · text

21 Aug 2026

← from institution

redirected elsewhere

The Medical Examiner Service provides contact details for a department that may be able to assist further.

email · text

Note: Initial enquiry and internal review request met with statements of no records held and redirection to another department.