Since April 2012 in situations where the Procurator Fiscal has instructed a post mortem examination in the public interest and the pathologist has advised the Procurator Fiscal that it is necessary to retain the brain or another organ after the examination, the COPFS Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit now has responsibility for ensuring that the deceased person’s nearest relatives are made aware of the retention and consulted regarding their wishes in respect of any further steps once retention is no longer required. Prior to that, responsibility lay...