Chief Coroner
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November 6, 2020
Chief Coroner’s combined annual report 2018 to 2019 and 2019 to 2020
HHJ Lucraft sets out what's been achieved to manage the effects of COVID-19
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August 10, 2020
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 40 Counsel and Solicitors to the Inquest[1]
Guidance to assist a coroner in dealing with inquests that may require the instruction of Counsel to the Inquest and/or the instruction of a firm of solicitors to act at the coroner’s direction
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March 20, 2020
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.6 The appointment of coroners
This guidance sets out the recommended procedure to ensure a smooth process when running an appointment campaign for senior, area and assistant coroners
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December 11, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.19 Mentors for Coroners
The purpose of this guidance is to notify all coroners that mentoring is available to them should it be required
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October 7, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 33 Suspension, Adjournment and Resumption of Investigations and Inquests[1]
Guidance to assist coroners on the law and practice on suspending investigations, adjourning inquests and resuming them
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September 23, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 32 Post-Mortem Examinations Including Second Post-Mortem Examinations[1]
Guidance to assist coroners with decisions as to when to permit or commission second post-mortem examinations
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September 19, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 31 Death Referrals and Medical Examiners
Guidance for Coroners relating to the rom April 2019 there is now in place a National Medical Examiner for England & Wales
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April 15, 2019
Assistant Coroners
The purpose of this Guidance is to provide advice for senior coroners in bringing forward newly appointed assistant coroners into coroner work
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April 1, 2019
Chief Coroner’s Guidance No.24 Transfers
This Guidance sets out the legal position on transfers of Coroner's cases and provides advice on when it is appropriate to request a transfer
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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