Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31771
Coroners: Lincolnshire
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of coroners working in Lincolnshire.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesCoroner services are locally funded and administered across 77 coroner areas in England and Wales. Statutory responsibility for coroner appointments lies with the funding local authority in each area, and the assessment of resource is based on local casel...
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