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The Coroner Service: follow-up

Inquiry

Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed.

During the 2019-21 session the Committee conducted an inquiry examining the effectiveness and capacity of the Coroner Service. This new inquiry will build on and revisit that work. It will consider what has changed in the Coroner Service since 2021, checking in particular on the progress that has been made on the Committee’s earlier recommendations. It will also take the opportunity to revisit in detail some crucial issues on which the Committee would like to hear further evidence.

Read an analysis of progress against the recommendations by the Committee in 2021.

Read the terms of reference to find out more about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 15 January 2024.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 19 March 2024
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The Coroner Service: follow-up - Oral evidence 19 March 2024
2:30pm
  • Mike Freer (Minister for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice)
  • Terry Davies (Deputy Director at Death Management, Miscarriages of Justice Compensation, Inquiries and Coroners Division, Ministry of Justice)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 20 February 2024
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The Coroner Service: follow-up - Oral evidence 20 February 2024
2:30pm
  • Deborah Coles (Director at INQUEST)
  • Dr Georgia Richards (Teaching Fellow in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) at Oxford University)
3:30pm
  • Roey Burden OBE (Founder and Board of Trustees Hon. Secretary at Coroners Courts Support Service)
  • Angela Geer (CEO at Coroners Courts Support Service)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 30 January 2024
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The Coroner Service: follow-up - Oral evidence 30 January 2024
2:30pm
  • His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC (Chief Coroner for England and Wales at Office of the Chief Coroner)
  • Derek Winter DL (Deputy Chief Coroner at Office of the Chief Coroner)
  • Her Honour Judge Alexia Durran (Deputy Chief Coroner at Office of the Chief Coroner)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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