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Coroner

Recommendations related to coroner

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Government Response
Accepted (6)
Accepted in Part (4)
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recommendation across 5 inquiries

Across 5 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations

10 total
P2-52 Accepted in Part Fuller Inquiry

Share mortuary reports with coroner service

All relevant reports and incidents concerning the mortuary must be made known to the lead local authority manager for the coroner service (and the Senior Coroner if they wish to …

- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on coroner reporting to local authorities on mortuary standards was accepted in principle. Full government …
Ministry of Housing, Com…
P2-54 Accepted in Part Fuller Inquiry

Local authority contingent body storage plans

Local authorities providing a coroner service must review plans for the provision and operation of contingent body storage, in collaboration with local organisations providing mortuary services.

- The government stated in December 2025 that this recommendation on contingency planning for local authority mortuary capacity was accepted in principle. Full government response …
Ministry of Housing, Com…
IHRD-60 Accepted Hyponatraemia Inquiry

Coroner Communication Training

There should be training in the communication of appropriate information and documentation to the Coroner's office.

HSC Trusts
40 Accepted Morecambe Bay Investigation

Extend medical examiners to stillbirths

Given that the systematic review of deaths by medical examiners should be in place, as above, we recommend that this system be extended to stillbirths as well as neonatal deaths, …

- In July 2015, the government stated: "We accept these recommendations in principle" (covering recs 39 and 40) but noted that "medical examiners would scrutinise …
Department of Health and…
F273 Accepted in Part Mid Staffs Inquiry

Information to coroners

The terms of authorisation, licensing and registration and any relevant guidance should oblige healthcare providers to provide all relevant information to enable the coroner to perform his function, unless a …

- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
Healthcare providers
F274 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Information to coroners

There is an urgent need for unequivocal guidance to be given to trusts and their legal advisers and those handling disclosure of information to coroners, patients and families, as to …

- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
Department of Health and…
F284 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Appointment of assistant deputy coroners

The Lord Chancellor should issue guidance as to the criteria to be adopted in the appointment of assistant deputy coroners.

- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
F285 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Appointment of assistant deputy coroners

The Chief Coroner should issue guidance on how to avoid the appearance of bias when assistant deputy coroners are associated with a party in a case.

- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …
F45 Accepted in Part Mid Staffs Inquiry

Use of information about compliance by regulator from: Inquests

The Care Quality Commission should be notified directly of upcoming healthcare-related inquests, either by trusts or perhaps more usefully by coroners.

- The Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009, Regulation 16, requires providers to notify CQC of the death of a service user (SI 2009/3112, Regulation …
CQC
1 Accepted Hillsborough Panel

Chief Coroner guidance on coroners' records

We recommend that the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice invite the Chief Coroner to prepare guidance for all coroners on the appropriate retention and archiving of documents …

Ministry of Justice