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Commons · Question 74044 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken to commence Fatal Accident Inquests.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 9 Sep 2025
Where an investigation into a death requires a public hearing, this takes the form of an inquest in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland, and a Fatal Accident Inquiry in Scotland.Responsibility for the death investigation process in Scotland, includin...