Announcements

10/08/2021

JNC: CORONERS’ CIRCULAR No 66 - Action required- Management Side Secretary, Sarah Ward Local Government Association 18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ [email protected] Officers’ Side Secretary, Joanne Kearsley Phoenix Centre L/Cpl Stephen Shaw MC Way (formerly Church ...

27/05/2021

Justice Committee First report on the Coroners Service- Call for ‘equality of arms’ and other major reforms in Coroners Courts 26 May 2021 The House of Commons Justice Committee has called, in a report published today, for fundamental reforms of Coroners Courts to, in the Committee’s words, bring bereaved ...

27/05/2021

CSEW preliminary response to the Justice Committee report on the Coroners Servic- The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales is the judicial association for coroners. The Society works closely with the Chief Coroner as the judicial lead for coroners and with the Ministry of Justice who hold the executive portfolio for coroner policy on behalf of Government. The ...

13/05/2021

National Statistics - Coroners statistics 2020- Gov.uk link Annual data on deaths reported to coroners, including inquests and post-mortems held, inquest conclusions recorded and finds reported to coroners under treasure legislation. From: Ministry of Justice Published 13 May 2021 Documents Coroners statistics 2020: England ...

28/01/2021

Radio 4 CCSS appeal- This is your CONNECT 4 CHALLENGE! Please share this email with at least 4 of your family, friends, colleagues in fact everyone you can think of and ask them to share it as well. We are shouting out – just in case you didn’t already know ...

16/01/2021

New Patron for the Coroners' Court Support Service- I was the Chief Coroner of England & Wales for just over 4 years. In the course of my time, I had many dealings with the Coroners’ Courts Support Service, and with Roey and Beverley in particular, but also with many of the wonderful volunteers who give of their time and ...

22/12/2020

Appointment of new Chief Coroner- Appointment of new Chief Coroner 22 December 2020 His Honour Judge Thomas Teague QC will be appointed as Chief Coroner of England and Wales, in succession to His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft QC, from 24 December 2020. His appointment as Chief Coroner of England and Wales was made by the ...

09/12/2020

The Coroners' Court Support Service (CCSS)- The Chief Coroner and the Coroners' Society of England and Wales would like to see the day when the Coroners' Court Support Service is available in every Coroners' Court. The Coroners' Courts Support Service is proud to have been chosen for the BBC Radio 4 Appeal which is due to ...

06/11/2020

Judicial Salary Scales 2020-2021- Ministry of Justice Judicial Salaries from 1 April 2020 judical-fee-salary-20-21 ...

05/11/2020

Report of the Chief Coroner to the Lord Chancellor 2020- Report of the Chief Coroner to the Lord Chancellor Sixth Annual Report: 2018–2019 Seventh Annual Report: 2019–2020 Introduction This is the Chief Coroner’s annual report to the Lord Chancellor. It combines both the sixth and seventh such reports. It is the third ...

19/10/2020

Coroner's Remuneration JNC Circulars -- It is a matter for negotiation between Coroners and their respective relevant authority as to what remuneration is agreed. The Coroners' Society and the Local Government Association have a Joint Negotiating Committee to agree the basis for negotiations. jnc 61 2nd nov ...

11/10/2020

Queens Birthday Honours 2020- Queens Birthday Honours 2020 The Society congratulates Dr Jeffrey ADAMS OBE "Section Head, Forensic Science Regulation Unit, Home Office. For services to Forensic Science (Solihull, West Midlands)" and Our Past President Caroline Wynne BEASLEY-MURRAY OBE, ...

20/05/2020

Mark Jeremy Calvert-Lee - HM Coroner West Sussex - Obituary- Mark Jeremy Calvert-Lee was the Coroner for West Sussex from 1974 until 1995 He was the son of a Parson. Born in Lincolnshire in 1933; he died on the 22nd March 2020. He was a solicitor who practiced mainly in Horsham. As the Coroner of course, he sat across the whole ...

19/05/2020

The Coroners' Courts Support Service- The Coroners' Courts Support Service are here for bereaved families, witnesses and others via our National Helpline when a death has been referred to the Coroner. We appreciate the burden the current situation may be having on Coroners and staff and we are able to support you and hopefully, ...

16/05/2020

MOJ -Coroners statistics 2019- National Statistics Coroners statistics 2019 Annual data on deaths reported to coroners, including inquests and post-mortems held, inquest conclusions recorded and finds reported to coroners under treasure legislation. Published 14 May 2020 From: Ministry of Justice ...

23/04/2020

National Bereavement Partnership - COVID-19 Hub- Positioning Statement The National Bereavement Partnership - COVID-19 Hub, exists to provide a platform for associated practical advice services, support assistance and where needed, counselling to all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be accomplished through ...

23/04/2020

Support for the Bereaved- Guidance Support for the bereaved Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions. Published 23 April 2020 From: Cabinet Office Documents Support for the bereaved The death of a loved one can be among the most difficult moments that any ...

07/04/2020

Notification of Deaths Regulations Guidance 2019 (Revised)- Notification of Deaths Regulations Guidance 2019 (Revised) In October last year new regulations came into force placing a duty on medical practitioners to notify the coroner of a death in certain specified circumstances. The Coronavirus Act 2020 has provided for minor changes to how the duty ...

28/01/2020

Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People (2020)- The Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People is now live at this link https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-coroner-services-and-coroner-investigations-a-short-guide ...

29/11/2019

CORONERS AND INQUESTS Course (fee payable)- A SHORT COURSE FOR CORONERS AND LAWYERS KING’S COLLEGE LONDON CORONERS AND INQUESTS January-February 2020 Course Overview The former Chief Coroner of England and Wales, HH Sir Peter Thornton QC, will repeat his short course entitled Coroners and Inquests at King’s College ...