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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 Monday 15 January 2024.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 10 December 2024 - The Coroner Service: follow up Inquiry
Inquiries The Coroner Service: follow-up, and The Coroner Service: follow-up
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Letter from Sir Robert Neill MP KC (Hon), Chair, Justice Committee to Mike Freer MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 23 May 2024, regarding The Coroner service: follow-up Inquiry
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 March 2024
Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up
Witnesses Mike Freer (Minister for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice), and Terry Davies (Deputy Director at Death Management, Miscarriages of Justice Compensation, Inquiries and Coroners Division, Ministry of Justice)
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19 March 2024
Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up
Witnesses Mike Freer (Minister for Courts and Legal Services at Ministry of Justice), and Terry Davies (Deputy Director at Death Management, Miscarriages of Justice Compensation, Inquiries and Coroners Division, Ministry of Justice)
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Oral Evidence
20 February 2024
Inquiry The Coroner Service: follow-up
Witnesses INQUEST, and Oxford University
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Written evidence

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Justice Select Committee (TCS0070)
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NHS England (TCS0069)
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Dr Lisa Cameron (Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow,) (TCS0068)
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