Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 74046

Coroners

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of resources allocated to Coroners' Courts for Fatal Accident Inquests.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Where an investigation into a death requires a public hearing, this takes the form of an inquest in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland, and a Fatal Accident Inquiry in Scotland.Responsibility for the death investigation process in Scotland, includin...

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