Corporate report

Chief Coroner’s combined annual reports 2021 to 2022

The Chief Coroner’s combined eighth and ninth annual reports to the Lord Chancellor under section 36 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 19 December 2023
• Last updated: 13 March 2024 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Chief Coroner’s combined annual reports 2021 to 2022

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3851-7

PDF, 310 KB, 32 pages

Chief Coroner’s combined annual reports 2021 to 2022 (print)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3851-7

PDF, 288 KB, 36 pages

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Chief Coroner’s combined annual reports 2021 to 2022 (large print)

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Details

This report is the Chief Coroner’s report covering the work of the coroner service in 2021 and 2022. It represents His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC’s report to the Lord Chancellor. The report details the operation of the coroner service following the suite of coroner reforms implemented in July 2013 under the 2009 Act and Rules and Regulations underpinning it. In particular the Chief Coroner’s report sets out:

• the work that he, as well as coroners, their officers and their staff have undertaken to manage the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
• the continuing work to promote consistency in the resourcing of, and practices in, coroner’s offices across England and Wales
• the training and guidance that coroners and their officers have received and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders
• recommendations to improve coroner services further

Published 19 December 2023
Last updated 13 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 March 2024

   Annex A incorporated into the report document.

2. 22 December 2023

   Annex added

3. 19 December 2023

   First published.