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The coroner service in England and Wales is supervised by the Chief Coroner, a judge appointed by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Lord Chancellor. The Chief Coroner provides advice, guidance and training to coroners and aims to secure uniformity of practice throughout England and Wales. The post is currently part-time.
The post was created by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The first Chief Coroner was appointed in 2010, though he did not take up his post until 2012. [1] Previously there had been no national head of the coroner service. The Chief Coroner is appointed by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, in consultation with the Lord Chancellor.
The Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013 is a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom. Regulations 28 and 29 of this statutory instrument provide powers for coroners to issue reports to prevent future deaths , [ 1 ] also known as PFD reports.
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c. 25) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It changed the law on coroners and criminal justice in England and Wales. Among its provisions are: Preventing criminals from profiting from publications about their crimes [1]
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Victim Information and Advice Service (VIA) is a dedicated and specialised victim information and advice service within the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. VIA was created to provide information to victims, bereaved next of kin and keeping them informed about the progress of a case.
The coroner had specifically directed them that they were not able to return a verdict of unlawful killing, and left them the alternatives of the open verdict or ruling the killing lawful, [15] and the verdict (together with the answers to an associated questionnaire given to the jury) was interpreted as a condemnation of the police. [16]
Coroner‘s increasingly stressful second season came to a close on Wednesday with both chaos and calm.. The finale brings resolution to the fire mystery set up in the season premiere as Jenny and ...