Coroners: Reform
Commons · Question 113539 · 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 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
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...