Announcements

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

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