Practice Guidance
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March 27, 2017
Chief Coroner Guidance No 16a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) – 3rd April 2017 onwards.
Updated guidance for Coroners regarding Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
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October 14, 2016
Practice Note to PD51O Paragraph 3.4(2)
Please read the guidance to see how it might affect your judicial role
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September 16, 2016
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.25 Coroners and the Media
The purpose of this Guidance is to help coroners in all aspects of their work which concerns the media
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July 29, 2016
Chief Coroner Guidance No. 23 – Report of Death
The Chief Coroner has drafted a template form for a doctor reporting a death to the coroner by electronic means.
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July 15, 2016
Guidance to the Judiciary on engagement with the Executive
This Guidance is published by the Judicial Executive Board on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals.
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July 5, 2016
Treasure: A Practical Guide for Coroners – Advice from the Chief Coroner
A practical guide for coroners, accompanied by a set of standard letters and forms, for use in treasure cases in England and Wales
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January 18, 2016
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.22 Pre-Inquest Review Hearings
This guidance has been produce to assist Coroner's in ensuring that Pre-Inquest Review Hearings are managed effectively, efficiently and openly
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January 18, 2016
Chief Coroner’s Law Sheet No.5
The key elements of the exercise of the coroner’s discretion
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January 16, 2016
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.16 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
This guidance concerns persons who die at a time when they are deprived of their liberty under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005)
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January 16, 2016
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.18 Section 1(4) Reports: Investigation Without a Body
This guidance is intended to assist coroners who believe that there should be an investigation into a death in circumstances where there is no body