Coroners: Appeals
Commons · Question 8025 · Tabled 8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the experiences of bereaved families who appeal coroners’ conclusions.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 16 Oct 2024
It is important that the inquest process is as swift and efficient as possible to avoid additional distress for bereaved families at such a difficult time in their lives. Whilst the Ministry of Justice is responsible for coroner law and policy, the Depart...