Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 99143

Coroners

Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Solicitor General, how many applications for permission to seek a new inquest under section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988 have been granted in each of the past five years.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
Our records indicate that the following number of fiats were granted in each of the last five years:2021 – 42022 – 42023 – 112024 – 62025 – 14 to date.