Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 121869

Coroners

Tabled: 18 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Anneliese Dodds

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chief Coroner, Local Authorities and other key partners on reducing the length of time for inquests.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Coroner services are locally funded and administered in each of the 74 coroner areas in England and Wales. Operational issues are the responsibility of the relevant local authority in each area and real-time inquest data is not collated centrally.The Gove...

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