Chief Coroner
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March 23, 2023
Speech by the Chief Coroner: Annual Local Authority Conference 2023
His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC addressed representatives at the Annual Chief Coroner’s Local Authority Conference 2023
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March 14, 2023
Speech by the Chief Coroner: Death in Custody Symposium
HHJ Thomas Teague KC was speaking at the first of a series of Death in Custody Symposiums arranged by the Ministerial Board on Deaths in Custody
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March 1, 2023
Chief Coroner shares the report from the first ever Coroner Attitude Survey and explains how it has shaped his work
HHJ Thomas Teague KC has put the focus on welfare and shared best practice on his tour around the 83 coroner areas in England and Wales
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February 3, 2023
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.45 Stillbirth, and Live Birth Following Termination of Pregnancy
This guidance promotes consistency in the scrutiny of unnatural neonatal deaths
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September 13, 2022
Guidance No44: Disclosure
Introduction Obtaining disclosure Disclosure by the coroner to interested persons Extent and timing of disclosure 10. It is imperative that, subject to the restrictions on disclosure (which are beyond the remit of this Guidance), Interested Persons are given sufficient information at an early enough stage for them to participate fully in theinvestigation process. Where Interested […]
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August 4, 2022
Guidance No.14 Mergers of Coroner Areas
Please read the updated guidance on the mergers of coroner areas
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July 22, 2022
Chief Coroner – Leeming Lecture 2022
Read Chief Coroner HHJ Thomas Teague's speech at the University of Bolton
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July 5, 2022
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.34 COVID-19
Guidance Notes 35-38 have been absorbed into Guidance Note 34
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June 28, 2022
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 29 Inquests in Writing and Rule 23 Evidence
This Guidance is to help coroners understand the new provisions and apply them, and to promote consistency of approach in relation to rule 23 and inquests in writing
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June 22, 2022
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 43 Discontinuing an Investigation
This note explains the legislative amendments and provides guidance on the practical processes and forms