Transportation of Bodies into and out of Jersey

Permission must be obtained from the Deputy Viscount for bodies to be brought into or removed from the Island. Such arrangements must be made by a firm of funeral directors. If a body is brought into the Island of someone who has died overseas in circumstances which, in Jersey, would necessitate the holding of an inquest, the Deputy Viscount will consider whether a post-mortem examination of the body should be made and an inquest held: the family is consulted about this, although ultimately the decision is for the Deputy Viscount. (This contrasts with the position in England and Wales, where a Coroner is obliged to hold an inquest even when entirely satisfactory parallel enquiries have been made overseas or, conversely, when no reliable evidence is available to him and the inquest, thus, serves no useful purpose).

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