Chief Coroner
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February 26, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.10 Warnings to Juries
The guidance regarding warnings to juries has been revised
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January 29, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 30 Judge-Led Inquests
Guidance regarding the transfer of cases from Coroners to Judges
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December 27, 2018
Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2017-18
Read the Chief Coroner’s fifth annual report to the Lord Chancellor.
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May 17, 2018
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 28 Report of Death to the Coroner: Decision Making and Expedited Decisions
Guidance to assist coroners in situations where (a) a bereaved family has made a request to the coroner for urgent consideration of the death of a loved one and/or early release of the body or (b) the coroner or coroner’s officers otherwise become aware of features of a particular death which may justify treating it as especially urgent
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February 8, 2018
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 27 Jury Irregularities
This Guidance is intended to be a practical guide to assist coroners on the recommended process and procedures for dealing with any form of jury irregularity
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December 1, 2017
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 26 Organ and Tissue Donation
The purpose of this guidance is to help coroners with decision-making in situations that concern organ and tissue donation
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November 30, 2017
Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2016-17
This represents His Honour Sir Peter Thornton QC’s final report as Chief Coroneras well as the first 6 months of His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft QC’s term as Chief Coroner.
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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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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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September 8, 2016
Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2015-16
The third and final annual report from the first Chief Coroner of England and Wales, HHJ Peter Thornton QC.