asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether there are any nationally applicable instructions to police forces dealing with fatalities; and, if so, where these may be found. [HL2614]

There is a range of guidance produced by ACPO and/or the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) to assist individual forces in responding to incidents involving sudden death including: multiple fatalities in a disaster; single death homicides; and road traffic collisions. These manuals of guidance are held by ACPO and the NPIA. Some, such as the ACPO Road Death Investigation Manual, are in the public domain and available on the ACPO website.