Announcements

• 25/10/2019

  Coroners celebrating 100 years of Women in the Law- Heidi Connor, Kally Cheema, Prof. Fiona Wilcox and Eve Naftalin at the RCJ at an event to celebrate 100 years of Women in the Law. They are picture with the robes worn by Lady Justices Lane, Hale and Black and Mrs Justice Booth as they then were starting their journey in the ...

• 23/09/2019

  Chief Coroner Guidance 32 -Post-Mortem Examination including 2nd Post-Mortems- It has been twenty years since the last piece of guidance on PMEs (the Home Office Circular No.30/1999 which is now obsolete). This is a subject which has been in need of detailed guidance for some time, due to the medical and scientific developments that have taken place over the last few years ...

• 19/09/2019

  New Duty on Doctors to report deaths to the coroner from 1st Oct 2019- Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 guidance Chief Coroners Guidance 31 - Death Referrals and Medical Examiners guidance no.31 death referrals and medical examiners A guidance to accompany the Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019. Guidance for registered medical ...

• 18/09/2019

  The National Medical Examiner System- A new medical examiner system is being rolled out across England annd Wales to provide greater scrutiny of death Find out more ...

• 23/07/2019

  Support for child funeral costs (Children’s Funeral Fund for England)- The Children’s Funeral Fund for England can help to pay for some of the costs of a funeral for a child under 18 or a baby stillborn after the 24th week of pregnancy. It is not means-tested: what you earn or how much you have in savings will not affect what you get. The burial or ...

• 11/06/2019

  Alison SUFFIELD BEM- The Society send its congratualtions to Alison SUFFIELD BEM of Lancashire Police.Who has been honoured in Her MAjesty's Birthday Honours 2019 for services to Policing. Many coroners know Alison for her work in DVI. ...

• 09/05/2019

  MOJ and ONS Annual Coroner statistics 2018- The annual coroner statistics 2018 that have been published 9th May 2019 by the MOJ and ONS. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2018 ...

• 21/02/2019

  Short Course for Coroners and Lawyers- A SHORT COURSE FOR CORONERS AND LAWYERS KING’S COLLEGE LONDON CORONERS AND INQUESTS May-June 2019 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 London in May ...

• 14/01/2019

  Deputy Chief Coroner appointments- Deputy Chief Coroner appointments 14 January 2019 |News|Appointments|Coroners The Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor are pleased to announce the appointment of two Deputy Chief Coroners, who are Derek Winter, Senior Coroner for the Sunderland coroner area and HHJ Alexia ...

• 17/12/2018

  University of Bolton - Coronial Law Lecture Series 2019- Dear Coroners’ Society of England and Wales Member, The School of Law at the University of Bolton is pleased to offer a unique lecture series in Coronial Law that is supported by the national Centre for Contemporary Coronial Law based at the University of Bolton. The ...

• 13/12/2018

  Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2017 to 2018- Published 13 December 2018 From: Ministry of Justice Documents Chief Coroner’s annual report 2017 to 2018 Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-0929-6 PDF, 1.68MB, 73 pages Details This report covers the Chief Coroner’s work in 2017 to 2018. It represents His Honour Judge Mark ...

• 09/06/2018

  Judith Sarah Bernstein JP OBE- Judith Sarah Bernstein JP OBE The Coroners' Society of England and Wales send its most hearty congratulations and thanks to Judith Bernstein for her unstilting support and excellent work in the Coroners Service over many years. She fully deserves national recognition, in the ...

• 19/05/2018

  Support for Families Affected by Suicide- The NSPSAG have asked that Coroners provide affected families with details of these resources, at the earliest possible opportunity. The “help is at hand” resource is said to be extremely helpful. Resources: Support After Suicide website: ...

• 10/05/2018

  MOJ Coroner Statistics 2017- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coroners-statistics-2017 National Statistics Coroners statistics 2017 Annual national statistics on deaths reported to coroners, including inquests and post-mortems held, inquest conclusions recorded and finds reported to coroners under ...

• 25/04/2018

  Research - information from the Society 's Archives- RESEARCH The Coroners’ Society is pleased to help academics, authors, broadcasters and members of the public with any research project of a current or historical coronial nature. Contact by Telephone 0151 233 0135 and leave a brief message and your contact details OR Follow ...

• 02/02/2018

  Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc) Bill- Private Members Bill - Second Reading 2nd February 2018 - Explanatory Notes to the Bill Under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, coroners have a duty to investigate deaths in certain circumstances, such as where the death is violent or unnatural. Coroners can only investigate the deaths of ...

• 04/01/2018

  New Year's Honours 2018 - Michael Francis COKER MBE- Michael Francis COKER MBE For services to the community in Warwickshire. (Kenilworth, Warwickshire) The Society sends its sincere congratulation to Michael who served as HM Coroner for Warwickshire for 17 years until his retirement in 2007. Michael has continued to serve the public in his ...

• 01/12/2017

  Chief Coroner's Guidance No. 26 Organ Donation- The Chief Coroner HH Judge Mark Lucraft QC has issued guidance on organ donation on 1st December 2017. ...

• 30/11/2017

  Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2016-17- Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2016-17 30 November 2017 The Coroners' Society of England and Wales welcomes the 4th Annual Report of the Chief Coroner of England and Wales. This report covers the Chief Coroner’s work in 2016-17. It represents His Honour Sir Peter ...

• 02/10/2017

  NEW LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND AND WALES- The Rt Hon Sir Ian Burnett has been appointed the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2 October 2017. Her Majesty The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of The Rt Hon Sir Ian Burnett as the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2 October 2017. This ...

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