Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 113539

Coroners: Reform

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 27 February 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 116 of the Report published by the Justice Committee entitled The Coroner Service, HC 68, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delaying legislative steps to ensure th

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Government intends to bring forward the necessary amendments to section 13 of the Coroners Act 1988 as soon as Parliamentary time allows. Whilst we have not undertaken a formal impact assessment on timings, there remains a well-established process fo...

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