Coroners: Reform
Commons · Question 113538 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 116 of the report by the Justice Committee entitled The Coroner Service, published on 27 May 2021, HC 68, when he plans to take legislative steps to introduce this measure.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 27 Feb 2026
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...