Appointment of four new Senior Coroners and 16 new Area Coroners

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The Chief Coroner, Her Honour Alexia Durran, welcomes the appointment of four new Senior Coroners and 16 new Area Coroners in England and Wales.

They are:

  • Southwark Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Dr Julian Morris as Senior Coroner for the Inner South London coroner area.
  • Cyngor Gwynedd, as the relevant authority, have appointed Kate Robertson as Senior Coroner for the North West Wales coroner area.
  • Derbyshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Peter Nieto as Senior Coroner for the Derby and Derbyshire coroner area.
  • Leicestershire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Louise Pinder as Senior Coroner for the Rutland and North Leicestershire coroner area.
  • Staffordshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Daniel Howe as Area Coroner for the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent coroner area.
  • Hertfordshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Jacques Howell as Area Coroner for the Hertfordshire coroner area.         
  • Gloucestershire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Roland Wooderson as Area Coroner for the Gloucestershire coroner area.
  • Haringey Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Tony Murphy as Area Coroner for the North London coroner area.
  • Derbyshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Susan Evans as an Area Coroner for the Derby and Derbyshire coroner area.
  • Cambridgeshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Caroline Jones as Area Coroner for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough coroner area.
  • Manchester City Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Paul Appleton an Area Coroner for the Manchester City coroner area.
  • Reading Borough Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Hannah Godfrey as Area Coroner for the Berkshire coroner area.
  • Lincolnshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Jayne Wilkes as Area Coroner for the Lincolnshire coroner area.
  • Norfolk Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Samantha Goward as Area Coroner for the Norfolk coroner area.
  • Oxfordshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Nicholas Graham as Area Coroner for the Oxfordshire coroner area.
  • Blackpool Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Margaret Taylor as Area Coroner for the Blackpool and Fylde coroner area.
  • Newport City Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Rose Farmer as Area Coroner for the Gwent coroner area.
  • Hampshire County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Nicholas Walker as Area Coroner for the Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton coroner area.
  • Kent County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Catherine Wood as Area Coroner for Mid Kent and Medway and North West Kent.
  • West Sussex County Council, as the relevant authority, have appointed Joseph Turner as Area Coroner for the West Sussex, Brighton and Hove coroner area.

All appointments were made following an open competition and after receiving the consent of the Chief Coroner and Lord Chancellor.